retake

[ verb ree-teyk; noun ree-teyk ]
/ verb riˈteɪk; noun ˈriˌteɪk /

verb (used with object), re·took, re·tak·en, re·tak·ing.

to take again; take back.
to recapture.
to photograph or film again.

noun

the act of photographing or filming again.
a picture, scene, sequence, etc., that is to be or has been photographed or filmed again.

Origin of retake

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + take

OTHER WORDS FROM retake

re·tak·er, noun

Words nearby retake

retained testis, retainer, retainership, retaining ring, retaining wall, retake, retaliate, retaliation, retard, retardant, retardate

Words related to retaken

restore, recover, reclaim, convert, rescue, regenerate, repossess, redeem, recondition, recycle, salvage, remodel, reassume, reoccupy

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British Dictionary definitions for retaken

retake

verb (riːˈteɪk) -takes, -taking, -took or -taken (tr)

to take back or capture again to retake a fortress
films to shoot again (a shot or scene)
to tape again (a recording)

noun (ˈriːˌteɪk)

films a rephotographed shot or scene
a retaped recording

Derived forms of retake

retaker, noun