recapture
recapture
Definition
re·cap·ture (rē kap′c̸hər)
transitive verb -·tured, -·tur·ing
- to capture again; retake; get back by capture; reacquire
- ☆ to get by recapture ()
- to bring back by remembering to recapture a feeling
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
- recarbonize
- recarry
recapture
Synonyms
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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