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Word entry · 9 letters

recapture

Best crossword clue

"Seize again"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPart of speech noun, verbSorted aceeprrtuStarts with REnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2E3C4A5P6T7U8R9E

Definitions

  1. the act of taking something back

Word origin

From re- + capture.

Used in a sentence

  • The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.
  • The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.
  • New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking.

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