• Recapture

    Full definition of recapture

    Noun

    recapture

    (plural recaptures)
    1. The act of capturing again.The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.
    2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.

    Verb

    1. to capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a lossThe warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.''New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking
      • 2012, September 7, Phil McNulty, Moldova 0-5 England, Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.
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