recapture
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noun \(ˌ)rē-ˈkap-chər\Definition of RECAPTURE
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a : the act of retaking b : an instance of being retaken
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: the retaking of a prize or goods under international law
3
: a government seizure under law of earnings or profits beyond a fixed amount
Examples of RECAPTURE
- <the recapture of the territory may take longer than expected>
First Known Use of RECAPTURE
1752
Rhymes with RECAPTURE
2recapture
transitive verbDefinition of RECAPTURE
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a : to capture again b : to experience again <by no effort of the imagination could she recapture the ecstasy — Ellen Glasgow>
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: to take (as a portion of earnings or profits above a fixed amount) by law or through negotiations under law
Examples of RECAPTURE
- The guards recaptured the escaped prisoner.
- The soldiers recaptured the hill they had lost the day before.
- In the final lap of the race, he recaptured the lead.
- They are trying to recapture those happy times they had together.
- The documentary recaptures the social tensions of the 1960s.
First Known Use of RECAPTURE
1799
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