English to English
noun
- a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of taking something back
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- experience anew
She could not recapture that feeling of happiness.
source: WordNet 3.0
- take up anew
The author recaptures an old idea here.
source: WordNet 3.0
- take back by force, as after a battle
The military forces managed to recapture the fort.
source: WordNet 3.0
- capture again
Recapture the escaped prisoner.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To capture again; to retake.
source: Webster 1913
