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(noun) the act of taking something back |
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Synonyms: retaking |
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Related Words: recovery, retrieval |
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(noun) a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount |
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Related Words: seizure |
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(verb) capture again, as of an escaped prisoner |
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Synonyms: retake |
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Related Words: capture, catch, get |
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(verb) capture anew |
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Related Words: capture, catch |
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(verb) capture anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here" |
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Related Words: capture |
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(verb) experience anew: "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" |
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Related Words: experience, feel |
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(verb) take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" |
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Synonyms: retake |
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Related Words: take |
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