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re-took

verb as in repossess

verb as in recapture

verb as in retake

verb as in repossess

verb as in recapture

verb as in retake

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Example Sentences

Relieved now from her troublesome and untoward charge, Juliet had her door opened, and re-took possession of her room.

They re-commenced depredations: he finally re-took them without bloodshed.

We counter-attacked and re-took the trench, killed and captured some of the Turks, and then took one of their trenches.

When ten minutes later I re-took my seat in the cab, I was in love for the first time in my life.

The Moors came and it was turned into a mosque; and when Alonza the Warrior re-took the city the church was reconstructed.

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On this page you'll find 169 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to re-took, such as: get back, reclaim, recoup, regain, repair, and rescue.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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