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recapture
[ ree-kap-cher ]
/ riˈkæp tʃər /
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verb (used with object), re·cap·tured, re·cap·tur·ing.
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM recapture
re·cap·tur·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·cap·tured, adjectiveWords nearby recapture
recapitalization, recapitalize, recapitulate, recapitulation, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede
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How to use recapture in a sentence
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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