Recapture \Re*cap"ture\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"t[-u]r; 135), n. 1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.
2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Recapture \Re*cap"ture\, v. t. To capture again; to retake.
So we believe that the addition of Joe will cause them to come home." Frank says NBC, in seeking the top "Today" ratings of yesteryear, is hoping to "recapture some of that warmth and family appeal" the show once had.
George Cohon, chairman of McDonald's of Canada, doesn't have any idea if or when he'll recapture his investment after the opening of the first franchise in the Soviet Union on Wednesday.
SEC Commissioner Joseph Grundfest endorsed the idea as one way to recapture the business of many institutional investors who now go abroad to invest in foreign securities.
Prices still have to rise a long way to recapture historic highs.
He is running against John Dow who, at age 85, is trying to recapture a long-lost congressional seat.
Despite such failures, though, many faded "designer" brands are trying to recapture their lost luster, believing that it's easier to build on a once-hot name than to start from scratch.
In Atlanta, Jackson overwhelmed City Councilman Hosea Williams and four little-known candidates to recapture the job he relinquished to Andrew Young in 1982.
The Iranians' clashes Monday with the U.S. Navy and the unexpected Iraqi recapture of Faw, the first major Iraqi offensive in two years, have clearly jolted the Iranians.
Although one option allows banks to recapture more funds if the price of oil rises, officials said the income earned from high oil prices would far outweigh possible givebacks to the banks.
Soldiers quickly cleaned up the students' tents and banners, but the 10-day delay in reopening the square indicates it took longer to erase other signs of the occupation and violent recapture.
He said sales expanded this year because more students became aware of a video's knack to recapture the feeling of student plays and homecoming football games.
The contractors also will be required to include a clause in contracts permitting the government to recapture profits if it is later determined the company won the contract through "illegal or improper activity," the Pentagon said.
Many top-level White House aides have favored such a move as a way to defuse the growing scandal and help the White House recapture the political initiative.
Newsweek reported in November 1988 that Steen had escaped but was recognized quickly in a Beirut suburb and recaptured. Reportedly he was beaten so badly after his recapture that fillings were knocked from his teeth.
The show wants to recapture the feeling of 1971, yet also wants to be tuned in to Now.
Mr. Wachs is attracting outside merchandising professionals with planning expertise as the company works to recapture its core customer: the 25-year-old to 45-year-old woman seeking career and dressup attire along with sportswear.
Cars of this class are bought as an indulgence, or perhaps to recapture lost youth.
This is why many Democrats are so nervous about Mr. Jackson and worried that his showing could complicate their efforts to recapture the White House in November.
The two companies re-established ties in March, but Businessland hasn't been able to recapture many of the customers it lost as a result of not being able to provide Compaq machines.
The three GOP candidates have raised almost $10 million for the primary, which Republican leaders chose instead of a convention in a bid to recapture the Executive Mansion that has been the home of Democrats since 1982.
In August 1987, Chadian President Hissene Habre launched a successful offensive to recapture northern Chad, but failed to push them out of the disputed area controlled by Tripoli.
It will seek to recapture some of the large amount of business lost by Ford dealers to independent specialist chains.
He plans to place clinic offices in black suburban areas to recapture well-insured patients.
Democratic Platform leaders have predicted the congress will be dominated by moderates, and that Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev would not push through enough changes to recapture disenchanted party members.
The three centers' impact on net income in fiscal 1993 "all depends on how fast we can recapture start-up costs," the executive said.
But for a man accustomed to involving himself in every detail, the temptation to recapture the limelight and once again supress competitors may be too strong.
King Hussein, 52, drove his Mercedes Benz 200 on Friday up the 1.8-mile Rumman Hillclimb course north of Amman in a record time of 2 minutes, 4 seconds to recapture a title he first won in 1956.
Those earlier shenanigans resulted in more government regulation. It took years for the industry to recapture a degree of self-control and public trust, which it requires if its practitioners are to make the good living it affords.
Iraq's recapture of the islands over the weekend marked the third time in nine weeks that it employed innovative tactics and a new-found aggressive spirit to whip the Iranians, who appeared to have been caught napping.
Thus, in an attempt to recapture the moral "high ground," so to speak, from Iran, the White House evidently decided that it would be better for the U.S. to be seen as leading the public denunciation of Iraq rather than the Ayatollah Khomeini.