retake

¹re·take

transitive verb \(ˌ)rē-ˈtāk\

re·took\-ˈtu̇k\re·tak·en\-ˈtā-kən\re·tak·ing

Definition of RETAKE

1

: to take or receive again

2

: recapture

3

: to photograph again

Examples of RETAKE

1. They helped their party retake the Senate.
2. He retook the lead close to the finish line.
3. We will have to retake the photograph.
4. Students can retake the test.

First Known Use of RETAKE

15th century

Related to RETAKE

Synonyms

get back, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, recover, retrieve

Related Words

recruit, replenish; redeem, repurchase; rescue

Near Antonyms

lose, mislay, misplace

Rhymes with RETAKE

air brake, awake, backache, beefcake, beefsteak, betake, blacksnake, bull snake, canebrake, caretake, cheesecake, cheesesteak, clambake, club steak, corncrake, cube steak, cupcake, daybreak, disc brake, drum brake, earache, earthquake, fair shake, fast break, firebreak, firedrake, fish cake, flank steak, forsake, friedcake, fruitcake, green snake, grubstake, hand brake, handshake, headache, heartache, heartbreak, hoecake, hotcake, housebreak, intake, jailbreak, keepsake, king snake, lapstrake, mandrake, milk snake, mistake, moonquake, muckrake, namesake, newsbreak, oatcake, oil cake, opaque, outbreak, outtake, Pan-Cake, pancake, partake, pound cake, pump fake, rat snake, remake, rewake, rock brake, seaquake, sea snake, seedcake, sheldrake, shortcake, snowflake, sponge cake, Swiss steak, tea cake, toothache, unmake, uptake, wheat cake, windbreak, wind shake, youthquake

²re·take

noun \ˈrē-ˌtāk\

Definition of RETAKE

: a subsequent filming, photographing, or recording undertaken to improve upon the first; also : an instance of this

Examples of RETAKE

1. The director called for a retake.

First Known Use of RETAKE

1916