Hypertext Webster Gateway: "recapture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recapture \Re*cap"ture\, v. t.
To capture again; to retake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recapture \Re*cap"ture\ (?; 135), n.
1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially,
the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.
2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recapture
n 1: a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed
amount
2: the act of taking something back [syn: {retaking}]
v 1: experience anew: "She could not recapture that feeling of
happiness"
2: capture 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" [syn: {retake}]
4: capture anew
5: capture again, as of an escaped prisoner [syn: {retake}]
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