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[ ree-kap-cher ] / riˈkæp tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recapture ON THESAURUS.COM
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). nounthe 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. Origin of recaptureFirst recorded in 1745–55; re- + capture OTHER WORDS FROM recapturere·cap·tur·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·cap·tured, adjectiveWords nearby recapturerecapitalize, recapitulate, recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recaptureMy strategy was to bring in the people we never had, not try to recapture the people we lost to Reagan. The Unsung Heroism of Jesse Jackson|David Masciotra|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Before modernism, designers were almost trying to recapture the past. How Jews Created American Modernism|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST The protest at Recapture Canyon was non-violent, though there were guns present. How Cliven Bundy and the Land Rights Movement Screws Native Americans|Caitlin Dickson|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST On each of these privileged descents into Recapture, we walked and climbed down. The Idea of Public Land Means Nothing to Utah County Commissioner|Doug Peacock|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was it because your dad really liked those earlier sessions and wanted to recapture some of the magic? The Inside Story of Johnny Cash’s Legendary Lost LP, ‘Out Among the Stars’|Andrew Romano|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST "If only I thought that the recapture of Capet was as vital to you as it is to me," said Heron, still unconvinced. 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. An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison 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. Within The Enemy's Lines|Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for recapture
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) nounthe 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to recaptureretake, take back, recover, reclaim, recall, remember, recollect, get back, reexperience |