recapture meaning and definition

RECAPTURE noun

Definition of recapture (noun)

1. a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
2. the act of taking something back
   • synonyms: retaking

RECAPTURE verb

Definition of recapture (verb)

1. experience anew
   • "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
2. take up anew
   • "The author recaptures an old idea here"
3. take back by force, as after a battle
   • "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
   • synonyms: retake
4. capture again
   • "recapture the escaped prisoner"
   • synonyms: retake