'Regain' definitions:
verb
Get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn:
recover,
retrieve,
find, regain]
verb
Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" [syn:
find, regain] [ant:
lose]
- Regain \Re*gain"\ (r?*g?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + gain: cf. F.
regagner.]
To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped
or been lost; to reach again.
[1913 Webster]
- Syn: To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.
[1913 Webster]
- achieve,
- attain,
- compass,
- gain,
- get back,
- ransom,
- reach,
- recapture,
- reclaim,
- recoup,
- recover,
- recruit,
- recuperate,
- redeem,
- renew,
- renovate,
- reoccupy,
- replevin,
- replevy,
- repossess,
- restore,
- resume,
- retake,
- retrieve,
- revindicate,
- revive,
- save,
- take back
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