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RECAPTURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of taking something back
Synonyms:
recapture; retaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("recapture" is a kind of...):
recovery; retrieval (the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))
Derivation:
recapture (capture again)
recapture (take back by force, as after a battle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("recapture" is a kind of...):
seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they recapture ... he / she / it recaptures
Past simple: recaptured
Past participle: recaptured
-ing form: recapturing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capture again
Example:
recapture the escaped prisoner
Synonyms:
recapture; retake
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "recapture" is one way to...):
capture; catch; get (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
recapture (the act of taking something back)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Take up anew
Example:
The author recaptures an old idea here
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "recapture" is one way to...):
capture (succeed in representing or expressing something intangible)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Experience anew
Example:
She could not recapture that feeling of happiness
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "recapture" is one way to...):
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Take back by force, as after a battle
Example:
The military forces managed to recapture the fort
Synonyms:
recapture; retake
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "recapture" is one way to...):
take (take by force)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "recapture"):
reconquer (conquer anew)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Derivation:
recapture (the act of taking something back)
