Dictionary Check: recapture
"recapture" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
noun
the act of taking something back
verb
experience anew
Example:
"She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
verb
take up anew
Example:
"The author recaptures an old idea here"
verb
take back by force, as after a battle
Example:
"The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
verb
capture again
Example:
"recapture the escaped prisoner"
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