recapture

re·cap·ture

 (rē-kăp′chər)

n.

1.

a. The act of retaking or recovering.

b. The condition of having been retaken or recovered.

2. The act or an instance of retaking booty or goods.

3.

a. The recovery by the government of the amount of money equal to certain tax benefits or unpaid because of deductions previously taken by a taxpayer.

b. The procedure for such recovery.

tr.v. re·cap·tured, re·cap·tur·ing, re·cap·tures

1. To capture again.

2. To recall or recreate: an attempt to recapture the past.

3. To acquire by the government procedure of recapture.

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recapture

(riːˈkæptʃə)

vb (tr)

1. to capture or take again

2. to recover, renew, or repeat (a lost or former ability, sensation, etc): she soon recaptured her high spirits.

3. (Law) US (of the government) to take lawfully (a proportion of the profits of a public-service undertaking)

n

4. the act of recapturing or fact of being recaptured

5. (Law) the act of recapturing or fact of being recaptured

6. (Law) US the seizure by the government of a proportion of the profits of a public-service undertaking

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re•cap•ture

(riˈkæp tʃər)

v. -tured, -tur•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to capture again; retake.

2. (of a government) to take by recapture.

3. to recollect or reexperience (something past).

n.

4. recovery or retaking by capture.

5. the taking by the government of a fixed part of all earnings in excess of a certain percentage of property value.

6. Internat. Law. the lawful reacquisition of a former possession.

7. the state or fact of being recaptured.

[1745–55]

re•cap′tur•a•ble, adj.

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recapture

Past participle: recaptured
Gerund: recapturing

Imperative

recapture

recapture

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recapture - a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process
	2.	recapture - the act of taking something back retaking recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Verb	1.	recapture - experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	2.	recapture - take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here" capture - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
	3.	recapture - take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" retake take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" reconquer - conquer anew; "The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war"
	4.	recapture - capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" retake capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

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recapture

verb refind, resurrect, rekindle, resuscitate, reanimate He couldn't recapture the form he'd shown in getting to the semi-final.

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Translations

إسْتِرْداد، إسْتِرْجاعيَسْتَجْمِع ، يَسْتَعيد من الماضييَسْتَرِد

dobýt zpětnové prožitíoživitznovu chytitznovudobytí

generobregenerobringgenskabegenskabning

wieder ergreifenWiedereinnahmewiedererlangenzurückerobern

ανακαταλαμβάνω

recapturerrecréerreprise

visszafoglalásvisszaidéz

endurheimtingendurvekjaná aftur

ricatturariconquistareriprendere

atgavimasvėl pagauti

atcerēšanāsatkārtota sagrābšanaatsaukt atmiņāno jauna sagrābt

gjenerobregjenerobringpågripe igjenskildre fortida

opätovné získanieznova chytiťznova dobyťznovudobytie

canlandırmacanlandırmakyeniden yakalamakyeniden yaşamayeniden yaşamak

再经历夺回收复

recapture

[ˈriːˈkæptʃəʳ]

A. VT [+ prisoner] → volver a detener; [+ town] → reocupar, reconquistar (Hist); [+ memory, scene] → hacer revivir, recordar

B. N [of prisoner] → detención f; [of town] → reocupación f, reconquista f (Hist)

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recapture

[ˌriːˈkæptʃə^r]

vt

[+ escaped prisoner, animal] → capturer

(MILITARY) [+ city, area] → reprendre

(SPORT) [+ title] → reconquérir
to recapture one's form → retrouver la forme

[book, film] [+ atmosphere] → recréer; [person] [+ magic, happiness, youth] → retrouver

n

[city, area] → reprise f

[prisoner] → capture f

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recapture

vt animal → wieder einfangen; prisoner → wieder ergreifen; town, territory → wiedererobern; (esp Sport) title etc → wiedergewinnen, wiedererlangen; (fig) atmosphere, emotion, period → wieder wach werden lassen; they recaptured the spark that had originally united them → sie entzündeten den Funken, der einst da war, noch einmal; to recapture the initiative → die Initiative wieder ergreifen

n (of animal) → Wiedereinfangen nt; (of prisoner) → Wiederergreifung f; (of town, territory) → Wiedereroberung f; (esp Sport: of title etc) → Wiedererlangung f

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recapture

[ˈriːˈkæptʃəʳ] vt (prisoner) → ricatturare; (town) → riconquistare, riprendere; (memory, scene) → ritrovare; (atmosphere) → ricreare

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recapture

(riˈkӕptʃə) verb

1. to capture again. The soldiers recaptured the city; The prisoners were recaptured. weer vang يَسْتَرِد улавям отново recapturar dobýt zpět; znovu chytit zurückerobern, wieder ergreifen generobre ανακαταλαμβάνω, ξανασυλλαμβάνω recobrar, reconquistar, volver a tomar tagasi vallutama, uuesti kinni võtma دوباره دستگیر کردن vallata takaisin recapturer לִכבּוֹש מְחָדָש दोबारा बंदी बनाना ponovno osvojiti visszafoglal menangkap kembali ná aftur riconquistare; ricatturare 奪い返す 다시 체포하다 atgauti, vėl pagauti, užimti no jauna sagrābt menahan kembali heroverengjenerobre, pågripe igjenodbić, zająć/pochwycić ponownie بيانيول، بيرته لاس ته راوستل retomar a recaptura взять обратно; поймать znova dobyť; znova chytiť ponovno zavzeti ponovo osvojiti återta, återerövra จับอีก yeniden yakalamak 奪回，收復 брати назад دوبارہ پکڑنا bắt lại 夺回，收复

2. to convey (the feeling of something from the past). to recapture the atmosphere of medieval London. weergee يَسْتَجْمِع ، يَسْتَعيد من الماضي изживявам отново fazer reviver oživit wiedererlangen genskabe ανακτώ, ξαναβρίσκω, μεταφέρω, ξαναζωντανεύωrescatar, recuperar taaselustama پس گرفتن välittää recréer לְשַחזֵר अतीत की भावनाओं का प्रेषण prizvati (u sjećanje) visszaidéz menyampaikan endurvekja ricreare 再現する …을 생각나게 하다 perduoti atsaukt atmiņā mengingati doen herlevenfange opp, skildre fortidaodtworzyć بيانيول fazer reviver a recrea, a crea din nou передавать oživiť poustvariti povratiti erinra, återkalla รู้สึกถึงอีกครั้ง yeniden yaşamak, canlandırmak 重現 знову переживати ماضی کی سی چیز کو دوبارہ اپنانا nhớ lại 再经历

noun

the process of recapturing or being recaptured. om weer te vang إسْتِرْداد، إسْتِرْجاع възвръщане retomada znovudobytí; nové prožití Wiedereinnahme generobring; genskabning ανάκτηση, ανακατάληψη nueva detención; conquista tagasivallutamine پس گیری takaisinvaltaus repriseשחזור दोबारा बंदी बनाने या बनने की प्रक्रिया ponovno osvajanje, prizivanje visszafoglalás penangkapan kembali endurheimting riconquista; ricattura 取り返すこと 재체포 atgavimas, pagavimas atkārtota sagrābšana; atcerēšanās mendapatkan kembali heroveringgjenerobring; ny pågripelse odbicie, odzyskanie بيانيونه retomada prindere din nou повторный захват znovudobytie, opätovné získanie ponovno zavzetje ponovno osvajanje återtagande, återerövrande ขั้นตอนการจับอีกครั้ง yeniden yaşama, canlandırma （被）奪回或重現 повернення دوبارہ پکڑنے کا عمل quá trình bị bắt lại 夺回，收复

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