RECAPTURING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the act of taking something back

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

capture again

Example: recapture the escaped prisoner

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

take up anew

Example: The author recaptures an old idea here

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

experience anew

Example: She could not recapture that feeling of happiness

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

take back by force, as after a battle

Example: The military forces managed to recapture the fort