RECAPTURE

• (noun) the act of taking something back

  synonyms : retaking

• (noun) a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount

• (verb) capture again

  "recapture the escaped prisoner"

  synonyms : retake

• (verb) take up anew

  "The author recaptures an old idea here"

• (verb) experience anew

  "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"

• (verb) take back by force, as after a battle

  "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"

  synonyms : retake

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