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Noun recapture has 2 senses

recapture - a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
--₁ is a kind of seizure
recapture, retaking - the act of taking something back
--₂ is a kind of recovery, retrieval

Derived forms: verb recapture₄, verb recapture₃

Verb recapture has 4 senses

recapture - experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
--₁ is one way to feel, experience
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
recapture - take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here"
--₂ is one way to capture
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
recapture, retake - take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
--₃ is one way to take

Derived form: noun recapture₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
recapture, retake - capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner"
--₄ is one way to get, catch, capture

Derived form: noun recapture₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody