recapture

recapture Definition

re·cap·ture (rē kap′c̸hər)

transitive verb -·tured, -·tur·ing

noun

a recapturing or being recaptured
☆ the placing in reserve or the taking by the government under law of a fixed portion of all business earnings exceeding a specified percentage of property value
☆ that which is recaptured
postliminium

recapture Synonyms

regain, retake, recollect, reexperience; see recover 1, remember 1.

recapture Usage Examples

Object

magic: Was he trying to recapture the magic of the first album?
glory: This visually exciting redevelopment seeks to help recapture the former glory of Victoria Square.
essence: The trouble is, you never can quite recapture the essence of the past, can you?
excitement: Who generally plays recapture the good excitement of both.
spirit: Harris wished to recapture the friendly spirit he had felt in the small town where he had grown up.
era: West Somerset Railroad The West Somerset Railroad recaptures the era of the branch line country railroad in the days of steam.

Subject

German: The town was recaptured by the Germans on 26 March 1918 but was evacuated by them on 26 August.
police: After many complicated plots, Rocambole finally outwits Miss Ellen, but is recaptured by the police.

Adjective modifier

subsequent: The Battle of Hopton Heath, Stafford saved Stafford for the Royalist cause and facilitated the subsequent recapture of Lichfield.

Modifying Another Word

soon: If these students fail on a task, they usually reduce the difficulty of their next task slightly and soon recapture their positive cycle.
never: It's something you can never recapture, " she recalls.
quite: The trouble is, you never can quite recapture the essence of the past, can you?
then: He was then recaptured in 2004 to become User Support Manager at Exeter.
n't: I was afraid to listen to the album for fear that they could n't recapture the magic of the first two albums.
successfully: They have successfully recaptured the atmosphere of days gone by.

Used with why or when

what: Their aim was always to recapture what was to them the highest aspect of Vedic religion which had been lost.
when: He continued alone for a week and was recaptured when only Soo yards from the American lines.

Preposition: of

city: However, even after the recapture of the city the symptoms of decline are evident.
animal: The tags have a long life span and permit data retrieval without recapture of the animal.

Preposition: by

German: The town was recaptured by the Germans on 26 March 1918 but was evacuated by them on 26 August.

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