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 | ||