recapture

recapture
Synonyms and related words:
bring back, bring to mind, call back, call to mind, call up, conjure up, evoke, get back, go back, go back over, hark back, look back, mind, ransom, recall, recall to mind, reclaim, reclaiming, reclamation, recollect, recoup, recoupment, recover, recovery, recuperate, recuperation, redeem, redemption, reevoke, reflect, regain, regainment, remember, renovate, reoccupation, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, repossess, repossession, restoration, restore, resume, resumption, retake, retaking, retrace, retrieval, retrieve, retrospect, review, review in retrospect, revindicate, revindication, revival, revive, salvage, see in retrospect, summon up, take back, think back, think of, trover, use hindsight

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  • recapture — re·cap·ture 1 /ˌrē kap chər/ vt tured, tur·ing 1: to capture again 2: to recover or take (as an excess or gain) by law or agreement; esp: to recover (a tax benefit) by higher or additional taxation of income or property that ceases to qualify for …   Law dictionary

  • recapture — [rē kap′chər] vt. recaptured, recapturing 1. to capture again; retake; get back by capture; reacquire ☆ 2. to get by RECAPTURE (n. 2) 3. to bring back by remembering [to recapture a feeling] n. 1 …   English World dictionary

  • Recapture — Re*cap ture (r[ e]*k[a^]p t[ u]r; 135), n. 1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recapture — Re*cap ture, v. t. To capture again; to retake. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recapture — [ʀəkaptyʀ] n. f. ÉTYM. V. 1970; de re , et capture, pour traduire l angl. uptake. ❖ ♦ Biol. Récupération des neuromédiateurs par les terminaisons nerveuses …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • recapture — 1680s (n.), 1783 (v.), from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + CAPTURE (Cf. capture). Related: Recaptured; recapturing …   Etymology dictionary

  • recapture — ► VERB 1) capture (an escapee). 2) recover (something taken or lost). 3) recreate (a past time, event, or feeling). ► NOUN ▪ an act of recapturing …   English terms dictionary

  • recapture — [[t]ri͟ːkæ̱ptʃə(r)[/t]] recaptures, recapturing, recaptured 1) VERB When soldiers recapture an area of land or a place, they gain control of it again from an opposing army who had taken it from them. [V n] They said the bodies were found when… …   English dictionary

  • recapture — UK [riːˈkæptʃə(r)] / US [ˌrɪˈkæptʃər] verb [transitive] Word forms recapture : present tense I/you/we/they recapture he/she/it recaptures present participle recapturing past tense recaptured past participle recaptured 1) a) to use force to take… …   English dictionary

  • recapture — re|cap|ture [ ,ri kæptʃər ] verb transitive 1. ) to use force to get an area into your control again: Rebel forces have recaptured the city. a ) to win something again from an opponent: Martin recaptured the lead from Bodine on the second lap of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Recapture — Infobox Play name = Recapture image size = caption = writer = Preston Sturges chorus = characters = mute = setting = The Bellevue Superbe Palace Hotel in Vichy, France and the Villa Lune de Miel premiere = 29 January 1930 place = Eltinge 42nd… …   Wikipedia

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