recapture

American  

[ree-kap-cher] / riˈkæp tʃər /

verb (used with object)

recaptured, recapturing

1. to capture again; recover by capture; retake.

2. (of a government) to take by recapture.

3. to recollect or reexperience (something past).

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noun

1. the recovery or retaking by capture.

2. 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.

3. International Law. the lawful reacquisition of a former possession.

4. the state or fact of being recaptured.

recapture British  

/ riːˈkæptʃə /

verb

1. to capture or take again

2. to recover, renew, or repeat (a lost or former ability, sensation, etc)

   she soon recaptured her high spirits

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

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noun

1. the act of recapturing or fact of being recaptured

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

Other Word Forms

• recapturable adjective
• unrecaptured adjective

Etymology

Origin of recapture

First recorded in 1745–55; re- + capture

Example Sentences

Shares are now pressing up against a double bottom pivot at $454.40 and a decisive move above that level would also recapture the 21-day exponential moving average and help restore momentum.

From Barron's

And as the Academy tries to recapture its Oscar glory days and reach a wider audience, the viewer’s influence can’t be underestimated.

From Salon

Many of these prisoners were recaptured by Syrian government forces, who assumed control of that prison after SDF guards left.

From The Wall Street Journal

The eventual agreement, in 2020, resulted in the sudden and dramatic recapturing of the country by the Taliban, and the chaotic withdrawal of US troops in August 2021.

From BBC

Sennar state has seen relative calm since the army recaptured key Sudanese cities in late 2024 in an offensive that later saw it regain the capital Khartoum.

From Barron's

Related Words

• reclaim
• recover
• retake
• take back