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1. The act of taking something back
   - recapture

1. Take back by force, as after a battle
   "The military forces managed to retake the fort";
   - recapture
    
2. Capture again
   "retake the escaped prisoner";
   - recapture
    
3. (photography) photograph again
   "Please retake that scene"
    
4. Take an exam again after failing the last time
   - resit [Brit]

Derived forms: retakings

Type of: capture, catch, get, photo [informal], photograph, recovery, retrieval, shoot, snap [informal], take

Encyclopedia: Retake