recapture (v)
retake (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def take back by force, as after a battle
examples The military forces managed to recapture the fort
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 16 Somebody ----s something from somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym take
Derivationally related form retake → retaking
Derivationally related form recapture → recapture
Hyponym reconquer
Incoming links
Derivationally related form retaking → retake
Derivationally related form recapture → recapture
Hyponym take
Hypernym reconquer

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