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Recapture: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：regain (recapture)

recapture 🔊

/rɪˈkæptʃər/

vt.

To get back a feeling, state, or thing that you had before but lost.

Recapture meaning illustrated: person nostalgically holding a childhood photo.

regain 🔊

➕

/riˈɡeɪn/

vt.

To get back or experience again something that was lost or had faded, such as a feeling, a memory, a quality, or a former state.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 're-' (again) + 'capture' (to catch). Literally 'to catch again'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'RE-taking a CAPTURED flag'. You are capturing something AGAIN.

📖 Example

The band's new album successfully recaptures the energy and excitement of their early years. 🔊 The band's new album successfully regains the energy and excitement of their early years.

🔗 Collocations

recapture the magic – to bring back the special feeling or success of the past

recapture past glory – to achieve again the high level of success or fame once held

recapture a mood – to evoke or bring back a particular feeling or atmosphere

🔄 Synonyms

regain (vt.) – To obtain or get back something that was lost.

reclaim (vt.) – To retrieve or recover something previously possessed.

retrieve (vt.) – To get or bring something back from somewhere.

🚫 Antonyms

lose (vt.) – To be deprived of or cease to have something.

forfeit (vt.) – To lose or give up something as a penalty.

🌱 Derivatives

recapturable (adj.) – Able to be recaptured.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from French 'recapturer' (re- + capturer). Historically used in military contexts for retaking territory. Today, it's common in business (recapturing market share) and nostalgia discourse (recapturing youth).

Meaning 2：catch again (recapture)

recapture 🔊

/rɪˈkæptʃər/

vt.

To catch an animal or person again after they escaped or were set free.

Recapture definition: wildlife officer catching a tranquilized fox.

catch again 🔊

➕

/kætʃ əˈɡeɪn/

vt.

To catch an animal, person, or object that has escaped or been released.

📁 Category：Animal Protection 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Wildlife rangers worked tirelessly to recapture the endangered fox that had escaped from the conservation area. 🔊 Wildlife rangers worked tirelessly to catch again the endangered fox that had escaped from the conservation area.

🔗 Collocations

recapture an escaped prisoner – to catch a prisoner who has broken out of custody

recapture a runaway – to find and bring back a person or animal that has run away

recapture a territory – to take back control of a geographical area by force

🔄 Synonyms

recatch (vt.) – To catch again (less common but direct synonym).

retake (vt.) – To capture again, especially in a military context.

apprehend again () –

🚫 Antonyms

release (vt.) – To set free from confinement.

set free (phr.v.) – To allow someone or something to go free.

🌱 Derivatives

recaptor (n.) – One who recaptures.