recapture (redirected from recaptured)

re·cap·ture  (r-kpchr)

n.

1.

a. The act of retaking or recovering.

b. The condition of having been retaken or recovered.

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

3. Something recaptured.

4. The lawful taking by a government of a fixed amount of the profits of a public-service corporation in excess of a stipulated rate of return.

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

1. To capture again.

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

3. To acquire by the government procedure of recapture.

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recapture

Verb

[-turing, -tured]

1. to relive vividly (a former experience or sensation): recaptured some of those first feelings

2. to capture again

Noun

the act of recapturing

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?"

Translations

recapture [riːˈkæptʃəʳ] vt [+ town] → reconquistar [+ atmosphere]; hacer revivir

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recapture [riːˈkæptʃəʳ] vt → reprendre [+ atmosphere]; recréer

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recapture [riːˈkæptʃəʳ] vt (town) → wiedereinnehmen;

(prisoner) → wiederergreifen;

(atmosphere etc) → heraufbeschwören

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recapture [riːˈkæptʃəʳ] vt → riprendere [+ atmosphere]; ricreare