RETAKE

retake

(noun) a shot or scene that is photographed again

retake

(verb) photograph again; “Please retake that scene”

recapture, retake

(verb) capture again; “recapture the escaped prisoner”

recapture, retake

(verb) take back by force, as after a battle; “The military forces managed to recapture the fort”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

retake (third-person singular simple present retakes, present participle retaking, simple past retook, past participle retaken)

to take something again

to take something back

to capture or occupy somewhere again

to photograph or film again

Noun

retake (plural retakes)

a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again

an instance of resitting an examination

Source: Wiktionary


Re*take", v. t.

1. To take or receive again.

2. To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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