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recapture

/ˌriːˈkæptʃə(r)/verb

उच्चारण रीकैप्चर

फिर से कब्ज़ा करना, वापस जीतना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to win back control of a place that was taken by an enemy

    फिर से कब्ज़ा करना, वापस जीतना

    • The army recaptured the town after a long battle.

    Synonyms retake regain reclaim recover

    Opposite lose

  2. 2

    [T]

    to catch a person or an animal that has escaped

    (भागे हुए को) फिर से पकड़ना

    • The escaped prisoner was recaptured within hours.

    Synonyms catch rearrest

    Opposite release

  3. 3

    [T]

    to bring back a feeling or experience that existed in the past or to show it again in art or words

    (पुरानी भावना या अनुभव को) फिर से जीवित करना

    • The film recaptures the spirit of the 1970s.
    • Radhika tried to recapture the joy of her childhood.

    Synonyms recreate evoke revive recall

noun
  1. 1

    [sing.]

    the act of capturing a place, person or animal again

    पुनः कब्ज़ा, दोबारा पकड़ना

    • the recapture of the fort