recapture

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 to win back a place, position, etc. that was previously taken from you by an enemy or a competitor: Government troops soon recaptured the island. 2 to catch a person or an animal that has escaped 3 to bring back a feeling or repeat an experience that you had in the past: He was trying to recapture the happiness of his youth. recapture noun [U]: the recapture of towns occupied by the rebels