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Conquer vs Recapture - What's the difference?

conquer | recapture |

As verbs the difference between conquer and recapture

is that conquer is to defeat in combat; to subjugate while recapture is to capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

As a noun recapture is

the act of capturing again.

conquer

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
  • * (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
    • We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.
  • To overcome an abstract obstacle.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
  • To acquire by force of arms, win in war.

    • Derived terms

    * conquerable * unconquerable * conqueror * conquest

    recapture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of capturing again.
  • :The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.
  • That which is captured back; a prize retaken.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss
    • The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.
    ''New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Gerrard was replaced by Michael Carrick at the start of the second half and a sloppy passage of play followed in which England struggled to recapture the momentum and rhythm of their earlier work.}}