recapture

recapture
UK [riːˈkæptʃə(r)] / US [ˌrɪˈkæptʃər] verb [transitive]
Word forms "recapture":
present tense I/you/we/they recapture he/she/it recaptures present participle recapturing past tense recaptured past participle recaptured
1)
a) to use force to take control of an area again

Rebel forces have recaptured the city.

b) to win something again from an opponent

He is trying to recapture his world record.

2) to have a memory or feeling again, or to be in a situation again

I know I can't recapture my youth!

3) to catch a person or animal that has escaped

Derived word:
recapture
UK / US noun uncountable

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