Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun recapture

2 senses of recapture

Sense 1
recapture -- (a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount)
       => seizure -- (the taking possession of something by legal process)

Sense 2
recapture, retaking -- (the act of taking something back)
       => recovery, retrieval -- (the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb recapture

4 senses of recapture

Sense 1
recapture -- (experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness")
       => feel, experience -- (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret")

Sense 2
recapture -- (take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here")
       => capture -- (succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea")

Sense 3
recapture, retake -- (take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort")
       => take -- (take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill")

Sense 4
recapture, retake -- (capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner")
       => get, catch, capture -- (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?")