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re·cap·ture
 recapture
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- pronunciation:
- ri
kaep
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
| inflections: |
recaptures, recapturing, recaptured |
| definition 1: |
to take, catch, or capture again.
The team was able to recapture some of the points they had lost.We recaptured our runaway kittens.- similar words:
- regain
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| definition 2: |
to remember clearly.
When I smell gingerbread, I can recapture the memory of my grandmother's kitchen. |
| related words: |
resume, retrieve |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of capturing again or the condition of being captured again.
The recapture of the escaped giraffe took the zookeepers many hours. |
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