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.
3. (finance) The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

Translations

• Spanish: reconquista

Verb

recapture (recaptures, present participle recapturing; past and past participle recaptured)

1. To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

   The 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.

Translations

• German: wieder einfangen, zurückerobern
• Spanish: reconquistar

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003