retake

Other forms: retaken; retook; retaking; retakes

Definitions of retake
  1. verb
    take back by force, as after a battle
    synonyms: recapture
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    types:
    reconquer
    conquer anew
    type of:
    take
    take by force
  2. verb
    capture again
    synonyms: recapture
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    type of:
    capture, catch, get
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
  3. verb
    photograph again
    “Please retake that scene”
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    type of:
    photograph, shoot, snap
    record on photographic film
Definitions of retake
  1. noun
    a shot or scene that is photographed again
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    type of:
    take
    the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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