To take again; retake.To recompense; pay.To take; arrest.n. A taking by way of retaliation; reprisal.n. In masonry, the return of a molding in an internal angle.n. In maritime law, a ship recaptured from an enemy or a pirate. If recaptured within twenty-four hours of her capture, she must be restored to her owners; if after that period, she is the lawful prize of those who have recaptured her.n. plural In law, yearly deductions, duties, or payments out of a manor and lands, as rent-charge, rent-seek, annuities, and the like. Also written reprizes.n. In music: The act of repeating a passage, or a passage repeated.n. A return to the first theme or subject of a short work or section, after an intermediate or contrasted passage.n. A revival of an obsolete or forgotten work.n. Blame; reproach.n.