recapture
verbEtymology From re- + capture.
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To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.
- The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.
- New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking.
4 more examples
- On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua.1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340:
- One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 118:
- Seeking to recapture the laughter of life through correspondence.1991 December 8, William S. Hoggard, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 14:
- Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
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Board games, Chess, Games To capture an opponent's piece immediately after it has captured on the same square.
- Derived terms
- recapturable, unrecaptured