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Recap vs Roundup - What's the difference?

recap | roundup |

As nouns the difference between recap and roundup

is that recap is a recapitulation while roundup is an activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.

As a verb recap

is to seal (something) again with a cap or recap can be to recapitulate.

recap

English

Etymology 1

re- + cap

Verb

  • To seal (something) again with a cap.

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from recapitulate/recapitulation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A recapitulation.
    • Synonyms
    * (recapitulation) summarisation/summarization, summary, summing-up

    Verb

    (recapp)
  • To recapitulate.
    • Synonyms
    * (recapitulate) summarise/summarize, sum up

    Anagrams

    * * * English heteronyms

    roundup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.
  • The similar police activity of gathering together suspects to a crime.
  • The summary to a news bulletin.