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To summarize and state again the main points of something previously discussed, written, or stated.
“At the end of his presentation, the CEO took a few minutes to recapitulate the main financial goals.”
A person or thing that receives or is awarded something.
“She was the proud receiver of the annual achievement award.”
Information or reports concerning events that have occurred in the immediate or near past.
“The morning paper is full of recent news about the global economy.”
The action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted.
“The radio reception in the mountains was very poor.”
Willing to consider or accept new ideas, suggestions, or influences.
“The marketing team was receptive to our new proposal for the brand campaign.”
Small spaces created by building part of a wall further back from the rest, or remote, hidden, or secluded parts of something.
“The statue was placed in one of the deep recesses of the cathedral wall.”
A person who receives or is awarded something.
“She was the proud recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics.”
Characterized by an extreme, careless disregard for financial limits, constraints, or fiscal responsibility while operating within or managing formal budgets.
“The administration's recklessly budgetary policies led to an unprecedented national deficit.”
To be of the opinion; to consider or suppose something to be the case.
“He reckons that the team has a good chance of winning the championship this year.”
To retrieve or recover something lost, detained, or abandoned.
“You have thirty days to reclaim your lost property from the main office.”
Land that has been created from a body of water, such as a sea, riverbed, or marsh, typically by filling it with soil, rock, or other materials.
“Much of the city's financial district is built on reclaimed land that was once part of the harbor.”
To assign something to a different category, class, or group than it was in previously.
“The museum decided to reclassify the newly discovered artifact as an ancient royal seal.”
To identify someone or something from having encountered them before; to know again.
“I barely recognized him after he shaved off his beard.”
The act of suddenly springing or flinching back in fear, horror, or disgust.
“She was recoiling in horror at the sight of the spider crawling across her desk.”
To compose again or in a different way; to rearrange or reorganize the elements of something.
“The editor had to recompose the final chapter to improve the narrative flow.”