recapture

plural recaptures

1. The act of capturing again.

   The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.

   Synonyms: recatch

2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
3. businessThe retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

present singular third person recaptures · participle present recapturing · participle past recaptured · past recaptured

1. To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

   The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.

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   New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking.

   On the other hand, in Eritrea (once our Forces had recaptured Kassala on January 19) the drive was generally eastward towards the capital, Asmara, and the Red Sea port of Massaua.

   1941 August, Charles E. Lee, “Railways of Italian East Africa—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 340

   One specimen of milberti was recaptured after being at liberty for ten years, and it had grown only twenty inches.

   1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 118

   Seeking to recapture the laughter of life through correspondence.

   1991 December 8, William S. Hoggard, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 14

   Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.

   2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport

2. board gamesTo capture an opponent's piece immediately after it has captured on the same square.