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Recaptured vs Retaken - What's the difference?

recaptured | retaken |

As verbs the difference between recaptured and retaken

is that recaptured is (recapture) while retaken is .

As an adjective retaken is

taken again.

recaptured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (recapture)

  • 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.}}

    retaken

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Taken again.
  • Verb

    (head)