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RETAKE

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Irregular inflected forms: retaken    , retook   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shot or scene that is photographed again

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("retake" is a kind of...):

take (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)

Derivation:

retake (photograph again)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Photograph again

Example:

Please retake that scene

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "retake" is one way to...):

photograph; shoot; snap (record on photographic film)

Domain category:

photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

retake (a shot or scene that is photographed again)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capture again

Example:

recapture the escaped prisoner

Synonyms:

recapture; retake

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "retake" is one way to...):

capture; catch; get (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

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 "retake" is one way to...):

take (take by force)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "retake"):

reconquer (conquer anew)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

retaking (the act of taking something back)

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