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English noun: recapture | |||
| 1. | recapture (act) a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seizure | ||
| 2. | recapture (act) the act of taking something back | ||
| Synonyms | retaking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recovery, retrieval | ||
English verb: recapture | |||
| 1. | recapture (emotion) experience anew | ||
| Samples | She could not recapture that feeling of happiness. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
| 2. | recapture (creation) take up anew | ||
| Samples | The author recaptures an old idea here. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture | ||
| 3. | recapture (possession) take back by force, as after a battle | ||
| Samples | The military forces managed to recapture the fort. | ||
| Synonyms | retake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reconquer | ||
| 4. | recapture (contact) capture again | ||
| Samples | Recapture the escaped prisoner. | ||
| Synonyms | retake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture, catch, get | ||
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