to recapture

Examples

• All

• Any territory won by the educationists during the Hodsoll administration had been quickly recaptured.

  Academic text (1999)

• The police managed to recapture the escaped convict just a few miles from the prison.

• Only with membership could she have a say in European development and recapture some of that lost power.

  Academic text (1997)

• The coaching staff feels they can recapture the brand by doing what they did at Temple.

  Blog text (5)

• We have recaptured the prisoner.

  The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

• We need to recapture the narrative of what it means to be free and reinvigorate our party, our message and our principles.

  ReasonTV

• For a moment, it had been as if New Echota had recaptured its former glory.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Sheriff Hartman expects Williams to be recaptured any moment now.

  The Front Page (1974)

• After months of negotiations, the company was able to recapture its lost market share.

• The army's mission was to recapture the territory that had been taken by enemy forces.

Synonyms

C

to catch

vsto recapture

∞ 1.0

To take hold of a moving person or thing to stop it

is broader, covering reclaiming control after loss or after an escape

G

to get back

vsto recapture

∞ 1.6

Have again something you had before it was lost or taken

stresses regaining control after a loss or an escape

R

to return

vsto recapture

∞ 1.0

Give something back to its owner or the place it came from

focuses on regaining control after loss or escape rather than mere sending back

C

to capture

vsto recapture

884 2.8

To catch and take control of someone or something after a chase

focuses on taking back possession or control after it was lost

S

to seize

vsto recapture

277 3.2

To take control of a place or person quickly, often by force

is specifically about regaining control after a prior loss or escape

R

to regain

vsto recapture

275 3.3

To get something back after losing it

emphasizes physical taking back after loss or an escape

R

to retrieve

vsto recapture

226 3.7

To go and get something and bring it back, for example a dog bringing a ball

is about taking back control or possession after loss or escape

T

to take back

vsto recapture

99 3.0

Get back something you had given, lent, or lost

focuses specifically on taking back after an escape or loss

R

to reclaim

vsto recapture

77 4.1

To get back something you lost or gave away

is specifically about reestablishing control after loss or escape

W

to win back

vsto recapture

33 3.4

Get back someone or something you lost

is about taking back possession more directly, not just persuading

R

to retake

vsto recapture

31 4.6

To take back control of a place after it was lost

is about taking back control after loss, not necessarily forceful

R

to reoccupy

vsto recapture

3 5.6

To return to a place or job and be there again

covers regaining control broadly, including people or items after escape

R

to restitute

vsto recapture

• Specialized

1 8.8

Give back something lost or stolen to its owner

is about retaking possession or control rather than restoring ownership

R

to reinvade

vsto recapture

7.2

Enter an area again after people clear it or leave

is about taking back control after loss, including escapes

Antonyms

A

to abandon

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

S

to surrender

722 4.4

To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced

How Successful

to repossess

• Specialized

26 5.8

to recapture

27 5.6

to regain

275 3.3

to recover

748 2.5

to get back

∞ 1.6

to retrieve

226 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology