I. (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb
( retook ; retaken ; retaking ; retakes )
Etymology: Middle English retaken, from re- + taken to take — more at take
1. : to take or receive again : take back
2. : to take from a captor : recapture
3. : rephotograph
retake a motion-picture scene
II. ˈrē+ˌ- noun
( -s )
1. : a rephotographing of a scene or object
retake of a scene in a motion picture
2. : a picture made by rephotographing