recapture

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌriːˈkæp.tʃɚ/ UK /ˌriːˈkæp.tʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #24827

Meanings

1

verb
to capture a person, place, or thing again after it has escaped or been lost

The guards tried to recapture the escaped prisoner before nightfall.
2

verb
to regain or reproduce a former feeling, quality, or experience

The reunion recaptured some of the warmth of their childhood summers.
3

noun
the act of capturing or gaining something again

Recapture would have meant certain imprisonment for the fugitives.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to capture a person, place,... retakeseize again

2 verb · to regain or reproduce a... recover recreate regain

3 noun · the act of capturing or... retakingrecovery

Opposites

release lose surrender

Word family

Derived forms recapturedrecapturingrecapturable

Related forms capture recovery

Etymology

Formed from re-, 'again or back,' + capture. The literal military and legal sense 'take again' appeared first; the figurative sense 'recover or reproduce a former quality or experience' followed from it.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# recapture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌriːˈkæp.tʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːˈkæp.tʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 24827

## Meanings
1. to capture a person, place, or thing again after it has escaped or been lost
2. to regain or reproduce a former feeling, quality, or experience
3. the act of capturing or gaining something again

## Examples
- The guards tried to recapture the escaped prisoner before nightfall.
- The reunion recaptured some of the warmth of their childhood summers.
- Recapture would have meant certain imprisonment for the fugitives.

## Synonyms
- retake
- recover
- regain
- recreate

## Antonyms
- release
- lose
- surrender

## Derived Forms
- recaptured
- recapturing
- recapturable

## Related Forms
- capture
- recovery

## Etymology
Formed from re-, 'again or back,' + capture. The literal military and legal sense 'take again' appeared first; the figurative sense 'recover or reproduce a former quality or experience' followed from it.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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