HyperDic: retaking

English > 1 sense of the word *retaking*:
NOUN	act	retaking, recapture	the act of taking something back

retaking > pronunciation
Sounds	riytey'kihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *retaking*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of taking something back.
Synonym	recapture
Broader	recovery, retrieval	The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Spanish	reconquista
Catalan	reconquesta
Verbs	retake	take back by force, as after a battle