recap vs reprise

recap

noun
  • A recapitulation. 

  • A tire that has had new tread glued on. 

  • A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio. 

verb
  • To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only - Retread in UK English) 

  • To seal (something) again with a cap. 

  • To recapitulate. 

  • To replace capacitors in electronic equipment. 

reprise

noun
  • A recurrence or resumption of an action. 

  • Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes 

  • A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position. 

  • A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical. 

  • A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. 

  • A taking by way of retaliation. 

  • In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle. 

verb
  • To repeat or resume an action 

How often have the words recap and reprise occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )