Antonyms for re-captured

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ree-kap-cher

Phonetic Transcription : riˈkæp tʃər

Definition of re-captured

Origin : 1680s; see re- "back, again" + capture (n.).

As in recover : verb find again
As in redeem : verb recover possession
As in regain : verb get back, get back to
As in repossess : verb take back
As in rescue : verb save from danger
As in retrieve : verb get back
As in recapture : verb regain

Example sentences :

They re-captured the sole traverse the enemy had been able to take from them.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

It was found necessary to send for reinforcements if the trench was to be re-captured.
Extract from : « Over the top with the 25th » by R. Lewis

Sweden had captured Norway, but now Norway re-captured Sweden.
Extract from : « The Growth of a Soul » by August Strindberg

Finally it was re-captured by a mere cavalry patrol of the Turks.
Extract from : « The Balkan Peninsula » by Frank Fox

It was while attempting this that they were seen by a German patrol and re-captured.
Extract from : « 13 Days » by John Alan Lyde Caunter

She leading, and the two re-captured whalers following, they stood towards it.
Extract from : « The Two Shipmates » by William H. G. Kingston

But we were now drawing through the water, and as the re-captured vessels were three miles ahead of us, there was nothing to fear.
Extract from : « Percival Keene » by Frederick Marryat

List of Grilse marked after having spawned, and re-captured as Salmon, on their second ascent from the Sea.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843 » by Various

John Coleby alias “Jack Sheppard,” who had recently broken out of gaol, had been re-captured.
Extract from : « Yarmouth Notes » by Frederick Danby Palmer

Con was arrested, escaped, was re-captured, and sent a prisoner to Dublin.
Extract from : « Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) » by Richard Bagwell

Synonyms for re-captured

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