recapture

[ ree-kap-cher ]

/ riˈkæp tʃər /

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verb (used with object), re·cap·tured, re·cap·tur·ing.

to capture again; recover by capture; retake.

(of a government) to take by recapture.

to recollect or reexperience (something past).

noun

the recovery or retaking by capture.

the taking by the government of a fixed part of all earnings in excess of a certain percentage of property value, as in the case of a railroad.

International Law. the lawful reacquisition of a former possession.

the state or fact of being recaptured.

Nearby words

recapitalize, recapitulate, recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd, recd.

Origin of recapture

First recorded in 1745–55; re- + capture

Related forms

re·cap·tur·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·cap·tured, adjective

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Examples from the Web for recapture

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The protest at Recapture Canyon was non-violent, though there were guns present.
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On each of these privileged descents into Recapture, we walked and climbed down.
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Was it because your dad really liked those earlier sessions and wanted to recapture some of the magic?
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"If only I thought that the recapture of Capet was as vital to you as it is to me," said Heron, still unconvinced.
El Dorado|Baroness Orczy
Still they persisted in their tactics of worrying, evidently determined to recapture the place.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh
At its recapture the carnage was appalling; the streets were ankle-deep in blood.
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Javert had, in fact, rendered powerful assistance in the recapture of Jean Valjean.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
But he has devoted all his life to redeem his fault by her recapture.
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British Dictionary definitions for recapture

recapture

/ (riːˈkæptʃə) /

verb (tr)

to capture or take again

to recover, renew, or repeat (a lost or former ability, sensation, etc)she soon recaptured her high spirits

US (of the government) to take lawfully (a proportion of the profits of a public-service undertaking)

noun

the act of recapturing or fact of being recaptured

US the seizure by the government of a proportion of the profits of a public-service undertaking

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