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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To recapitulate.
- noun A summary or recapitulation, as of a news report, sports contest, or television show.
- transitive verb To replace a cap or caplike covering on.
- transitive verb To restore (a used tire of a motor vehicle) to usable condition by bonding new rubber onto the worn tread and lateral surface.
- noun A tire that has been recapped.
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