I. (ˌ)rē-ˈkap-chər noun
Date: 1752
1.
a. : the act of retaking
b. : an instance of being retaken
2. : the retaking of a prize or goods under international law
3. : a government seizure under law of earnings or profits beyond a fixed amount
II. transitive verb
Date: 1799
1.
a. : to capture again
b. : to experience again
by no effort of the imagination could she recapture the ecstasy — Ellen Glasgow
2. : to take (as a portion of earnings or profits above a fixed amount) by law or through negotiations under law