"recapture" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recapture.wav [Southern-England] Forms: recaptures [plural]
Rhymes: -æptʃə(ɹ) Etymology: re- + capture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|capture}} re- + capture, {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} recapture (plural recaptures)
  1. The act of capturing again. Synonyms: recatch Translations (act of capturing again): recaptura [feminine] (Galician), újbóli/ismételt elfogás (note: of a person or animal) (Hungarian), visszafoglalás (note: of a site or territory) (Hungarian), aaghoaill [feminine] (Manx), aachappeeys [masculine] (Manx), gjenerobring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), recaptura [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-recapture-en-noun-WZHCwzN8 Disambiguation of 'act of capturing again': 92 2 6
  2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
    Sense id: en-recapture-en-noun-8gq712AW
  3. (finance) The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-recapture-en-noun-kr-crmMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 67 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 22 13 49 17 Topics: business, finance

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recapture.wav [Southern-England] Forms: recaptures [present, singular, third-person], recapturing [participle, present], recaptured [participle, past], recaptured [past]
Rhymes: -æptʃə(ɹ) Etymology: re- + capture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|capture}} re- + capture, {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} recapture (third-person singular simple present recaptures, present participle recapturing, simple past and past participle recaptured)
  1. To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss. Translations (to capture something for a second time): възвръщам си (vǎzvrǎštam si) (Bulgarian), capturer encore (French), capturer de nouveau (French), recapturer (French), recapturar (Galician), wieder einfangen (German), zurückerobern (German), újból/újra/ismét elfog (note: of a person or animal) (Hungarian), visszafoglal (note: of a site or territory) (Hungarian), بازپس گرفتن (bâz-pas gereftan) (Persian), recapturar (Portuguese), recapturar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-recapture-en-verb-TRbsrXVk

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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "of a person or animal",
      "sense": "to capture something for a second time",
      "word": "újból/újra/ismét elfog"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "of a site or territory",
      "sense": "to capture something for a second time",
      "word": "visszafoglal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bâz-pas gereftan",
      "sense": "to capture something for a second time",
      "word": "بازپس گرفتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to capture something for a second time",
      "word": "recapturar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to capture something for a second time",
      "word": "recapturar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "recapture"
}

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