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re•cap

Pronunciation: (
—v.rē'kap", rē-kap';
—n.rē'kap"), [key]
—v., -capped, -cap•ping,
—n.

—v.t.
to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.

—n.
a recapped tire.