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

1 sense of retaking

Sense 1
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 retake

3 senses of retake

Sense 1
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 2
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?")

Sense 3
retake -- (photograph again; "Please retake that scene")
       => photograph, snap, shoot -- (record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President")