Gain and Recapture

Gain

Gain verb - To receive as return for effort.
Usage example: gained her affections with his boyishly shy manner

Recapture and gain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recapture" instead a verb "Gain".

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

Recapture

Recapture verb - To get again in one's possession.
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Synonyms for Recapture

Gain and recapture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gain" instead a verb "Recapture".

Nearby Words: recaptured, recapturing

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Richard the Lionheart Richard stayed on, winning some victories, both military and diplomatic, against his great Muslim opponent, Saladin, but unable finally to recapture Jerusalem or to gain any decisive dominance for the Christians in the Holy Land.
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