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recapture

re·cap·ture

US/riˈkæptʃɜr/ uncommon
verb (4) noun (2)

verb

1.

experience anew

  • “She could not recapture that feeling of happiness”
2.

take up anew

  • “The author recaptures an old idea here”
3.

take back by force, as after a battle

  • “The military forces managed to recapture the fort”
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4.

capture again

  • “recapture the escaped prisoner”
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noun

1.
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the act of taking something back

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Origin

From re- + capture.

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