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recapped

recapped is the simple past and past participle of recap.

Meaning of recap

Verb (1)

recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

  1. To seal (something) again with a cap.
    • They're planning to recap those oil wells permanently.
  2. (Canada, US) To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing on a new outer portion.
    • They buy a lot of camelback because they recap a lot of truck tires for trailer fleets.
    Synonyms:
    retread

Verb (2)

recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

  1. To recapitulate.
    • Near-synonyms: review; overview

Verb (3)

recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

  1. (informal) To replace capacitors in electronic equipment.

See all 7 meanings of recap

Questions about recapped

What is recapped the simple past and past participle of?
Recapped is the simple past and past participle of recap.

Words near recapped in the dictionary

  1. recapitulative
  2. recapitulator
  3. recapitulators
  4. recapitulatory
  5. recappable
  6. recapped
  7. recapper
  8. recappers
  9. recapping
  10. recappings
  11. recaps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: recapped (page history and authors); recap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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