re·cap·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈkap-chər 
1
a
: the act of retaking
b
: an instance of being retaken
2
: the retaking of a prize or goods under international law
3
: a government seizure under law of earnings or profits beyond a fixed amount
recaptured; recapturing; recaptures
1
a
: to capture again
b
: to experience again
by no effort of the imagination could she recapture the ecstasy—
Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Glasgow2
: to take (something, such as a portion of earnings or profits above a fixed amount) by law or through negotiations under law
Synonyms
Examples of recapture in a Sentence
Noun
the recapture of the territory may take longer than expected
Verb
The guards recaptured the escaped prisoner.
The soldiers recaptured the hill they had lost the day before.
In the final lap of the race, he recaptured the lead.
They are trying to recapture those happy times they had together.
The documentary recaptures the social tensions of the 1960s.
Recent Examples on the WebBrian Glyn Williams, The Conversation, 19 July 2024
The Fugitive Slave Act called for the recapture of freedom seekers or escaped slaves like Glover to be returned to their owners.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Karol Suárez, CNN, 27 July 2024
Sparrow, a former director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, recaptures that contentious era.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Noun
These victories, and the Ukrainians’ subsequent recapture of Snake Island, opened the shipping lanes in the western Black Sea for vital Ukrainian grain shipments to global markets.
—Brian Glyn Williams, The Conversation, 19 July 2024
The Fugitive Slave Act called for the recapture of freedom seekers or escaped slaves like Glover to be returned to their owners.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Verb
Guzmán López was later recaptured on January 5, 2023, in a raid in Sinaloa, according to Mexican authorities.
—Karol Suárez, CNN, 27 July 2024
Sparrow, a former director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, recaptures that contentious era.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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“Recapture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recapture. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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