English to English
recapture
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noun (n)
- a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- experience anew(verb.emotion)Example:
She could not recapture that feeling of happiness.
source: wordnet30 - take up anew(verb.creation)Example:
The author recaptures an old idea here.
source: wordnet30 - take back by force, as after a battle(verb.possession)Example:
The military forces managed to recapture the fort.
source: wordnet30 - capture again(verb.contact)Example:
Recapture the escaped prisoner.
source: wordnet30 - To capture again; to retake.(verb)source: webster1913