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recapture
[ree-kap-cher]
verb (used with object)
(of a government) to take by recapture.
to recollect or reexperience (something past).
noun
the recovery or retaking by capture.
the taking by the government of a fixed part of all earnings in excess of a certain percentage of property value, as in the case of a railroad.
International Law.the lawful reacquisition of a former possession.
the state or fact of being recaptured.
recapture
/ ːˈæʃə /
verb
to capture or take again
to recover, renew, or repeat (a lost or former ability, sensation, etc)
she soon recaptured her high spirits
(of the government) to take lawfully (a proportion of the profits of a public-service undertaking)
noun
the act of recapturing or fact of being recaptured
the seizure by the government of a proportion of the profits of a public-service undertaking
Other 51Թ Forms
- recapturable adjective
- unrecaptured adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of recapture1
Example Sentences
Of those who escaped the prison, police said 80 inmates had been recaptured and searches were ongoing for more than 130 still at large.
Mr Tice is reported to have briefly escaped his captivity by squeezing through a window in his cell, but was later recaptured.
County firefighting camp was recaptured hours later, the second such incident in California in the last week, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Monday.
The last failed to recapture the mojo of its first season, as the repetition of its stylized carnage turned the series into a victim of the capitalism it bluntly critiqued.
In recent months, Sudan's military has recaptured the capital of Khartoum, but fighting continues elsewhere.
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