recapture
pronunciation
How to pronounce recapture in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈkæptʃə(r)]
How to pronounce recapture in American English:
US [riˈkæptʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
- the act of taking something back
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- Verb:
- experience anew
- take up anew
- take back by force, as after a battle
- capture again
Word Origin
- recapture (n.)
- 1680s; see re- "back, again" + capture (n.).
- recapture (v.)
- 1783, from re- "back, again" + capture (v.). Related: Recaptured; recapturing.
Example
- 1. Lady thatcher 's achievement was to recapture those words for conservatism .
- 2. I wonder what it would look like to recapture that self-belief and joy .
- 3. The following year he decided that he was strong enough to attempt the recapture of narva .
- 4. The failed mutiny was a desperate fling by sir michael and his supporters to recapture the government ahead of elections scheduled for mid-2012 .
- 5. A year ago police launched a big campaign in lalgarh , west bengal , to recapture the area from maoist rebels .