recapture
Take back anew
Recapture is to capture again what was previously held or experienced.
A military force recaptures a city it lost.
Police recapture an escaped prisoner.
More often the word describes retrieving intangible things: She tried to recapture the excitement of their early romance.
The noun works similarly: the recapture of a fugitive, a recapture of lost youth.
Regain health or possession
- regainAcquire again
- reclaimTake back possession
- repossessSeize for unpaid debt
- reacquireObtain again after losing
fetch · salvage · rescue · extricate · redeem · recoup · replevin · reassume
Memory retrieval act
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- retrieveGet something back
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- reliveFeel again through memory
remember · flashback · evoke · conjure · summon · revisit · replay · reexperience
Attempt something again
- reconquerSeize back lost ground
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reclaimTake back possession
win back · overcome · prevail · turnaround · resurgence · reversal · rally · rebound
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- halcyonPeacefully prosperous era
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · wistfulness · sentimentality · retro · vintage · golden age · former glory · lost youth
Seize or understand
ensnare · entrap · incarcerate · rearrest · imprison · collar · corner · trap
Restore consciousness or vigor
- renewMake valid again
- rekindleRenew something dormant
- resurrectRestore after ending
- regenerateRestore by regrowing
restore · reignite · reawaken · bring back · rebuild · re-establish · reinstate · rejuvenate
recover
Regain health or possession
reacquire · fetch · salvage · rescue · extricate · redeem · recoup · replevin · reassume · reabsorb
recall
Memory retrieval act
relive · remember · flashback · evoke · conjure · summon · revisit · replay · reexperience · bring to mind
retake
Attempt something again
reclaim · win back · overcome · prevail · turnaround · resurgence · reversal · rally · rebound · fightback
yesteryear
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- halcyonPeacefully prosperous era
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
longing · yearning · wistfulness · sentimentality · retro · vintage · golden age · former glory · lost youth · old times
apprehend
Seize or understand
nab · ensnare · entrap · incarcerate · rearrest · imprison · collar · corner · trap · recatch
revive
Restore consciousness or vigor
regenerate · restore · reignite · reawaken · bring back · rebuild · re-establish · reinstate · rejuvenate · resuscitate
- prison escapesjailbreak, breakout, escapee, tunneling, disguise
- prize lawprize court, prize money, prize fund, war prize, condemnation
- nostalgianostalgia, nostalgic, memories, memory, remember
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- restorerebuild, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, renovate
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive