recapture

n 1: a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed

amount

2: the act of taking something back [syn: {retaking}]

v 1: experience anew: "She could not recapture that feeling of

happiness"

2: capture anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here"

3: take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces

managed to recapture the fort" [syn: {retake}]

4: capture anew

5: capture again, as of an escaped prisoner [syn: {retake}]