1. (

• recapture

) experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" ;

2. (

• recapture

) take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here" ;

3. (

• recapture ,
• retake

) take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" ;

4. (

• recapture ,
• retake

) capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" ;