Recapture
/riˈkæptʃər/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of capturing again.
nounThat which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Sentence Examples
They hoped they could recapture the fort.
All Jews were expelled from Buda after its recapture by Hungary.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old photograph helped her ____ the happy feelings of her childhood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The army launched an operation to ____ the territory that had been lost to the enemy.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English capture English recapture From re- + capture.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua."
— 1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340:
"One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches."
— 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 118:
"Seeking to recapture the laughter of life through correspondence."
— 1991 December 8, William S. Hoggard, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 14:
"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."
— 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old photograph helped her ____ the happy feelings of her childhood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The army launched an operation to ____ the territory that had been lost to the enemy.