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recapture

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See also: recapturé

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ capture.

Pronunciation

Noun

recapture (plural recaptures)

  1. The act of capturing again.
    Synonym: recatch
    The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.
  2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
  3. (finance) The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

Translations

Verb

recapture (third-person singular simple present recaptures, present participle recapturing, simple past and past participle recaptured)

  1. To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.
    The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.
    New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking.
    • 1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340:
      On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua.
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 118:
      One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches.
    • 1991 December 8, William S. Hoggard, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 14:
      Seeking to recapture the laughter of life through correspondence.
    • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.
  2. (chess) To capture an opponent's piece immediately after it has captured on the same square.

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French

Noun

recapture f (plural recaptures)

  1. recapture

Galician

Verb

recapture

  1. inflection of recapturar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

recapture

  1. inflection of recapturar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

recapture

  1. inflection of recapturar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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