recapture

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See also: recapturé

English

Etymology

re- +‎ capture

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -æptʃə(ɹ)

Noun

recapture (plural recaptures)

  1. The act of capturing again.
    The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.
    Synonym: recatch
  2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
  3. (finance) The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

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Verb

recapture (third-person singular simple present recaptures, present participle recapturing, simple past and past participle recaptured)

  1. To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.
    The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.
    New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking.
    • 1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340:
      On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua.
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 118:
      One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches.
    • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.

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French

Noun

recapture f (plural recaptures)

  1. recapture

Galician

Verb

recapture

  1. inflection of recapturar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

recapture

  1. inflection of recapturar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

recapture

  1. inflection of recapturar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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