'Recapture' definitions:
Definition of 'recapture'
(from WordNet)
noun
A legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
noun
The act of taking something back [syn: recapture, retaking]
verb
Experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
verb
Take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here"
verb
Take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" [syn: recapture, retake]
verb
Capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" [syn: recapture, retake]
Definition of 'Recapture'
From: GCIDE
- Recapture \Re*cap"ture\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"t[-u]r; 135), n.
- 1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Recapture'
From: GCIDE
- Recapture \Re*cap"ture\, v. t. To capture again; to retake. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'recapture'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bring back,
- bring to mind,
- call back,
- call to mind,
- call up,
- conjure up,
- evoke,
- get back,
- go back,
- go back over,
- hark back,
- look back,
- mind,
- ransom,
- recall,
- recall to mind,
- reclaim,
- reclaiming,
- reclamation,
- recollect,
- recoup,
- recoupment,
- recover,
- recovery,
- recuperate,
- recuperation,
- redeem,
- redemption,
- reevoke,
- reflect,
- regain,
- regainment,
- remember,
- renovate,
- reoccupation,
- reoccupy,
- replevin,
- replevy,
- repossess,
- repossession,
- restoration,
- restore,
- resume,
- resumption,
- retake,
- retaking,
- retrace,
- retrieval,
- retrieve,
- retrospect,
- review,
- review in retrospect,
- revindicate,
- revindication,
- revival,
- revive,
- salvage,
- see in retrospect,
- summon up,
- take back,
- think back,
- think of,
- trover,
- use hindsight