Recapture Definition & Meaning
recapture
- noun
- a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
- the act of taking something back
- verb
- experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
- take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here"
- take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
- capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner"
"Recapture" in song lyrics
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"By masterous plans of a recapture"
Makeba Mooncycle f/ J. Sands — Judgement Day
Words that rhyme with recapture
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- What does recapture mean?
- a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount the act of taking something back experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here" take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner"
- What part of speech is recapture?
- Recapture is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does recapture have?
- Recapture has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).