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Synonyms for recapture


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-kap-cher
Phonetic Transcription : riˈkæp tʃər



Définition of recapture

Origin :
  • 1680s; see re- "back, again" + capture (n.).
  • verb regain
Example sentences :
  • Preventing his recapture, the mob bore him off to the Church of the Cerviti.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • He burned now to be avenged, and at all costs he would ride after and recapture her.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I still felt that there was a chance for us to recapture the ship.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • Margaret sprang up and tried to recapture the cup which had just left her hand.
  • Extract from : « Three Margarets » by Laura E. Richards
  • Birdie and Godley are at work upon a scheme for its recapture.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • That night the Americans plotted the recapture of their vessel.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • Then the leader of the Indians called for help to recapture the prisoners.
  • Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
  • The Swami made a determined effort to recapture the spotlight.
  • Extract from : « Sense from Thought Divide » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • He was trying to recapture them and as he brought them back he laughed.
  • Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • And they weren't trying to recapture us back there; they were trying to kill us.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith

Antonyms for recapture

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