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recapture

noun
  1. the act of taking something back
    retaking
  2. a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
verb
  1. capture again
    “recapture the escaped prisoner”
    retake
  2. take up anew
    “The author recaptures an old idea here”
  3. experience anew
    “I could not recapture that feeling of happiness.”
  4. take back by force, as after a battle
    “The military forces managed to recapture the fort”
    retake