recapture vs recovery
recovery vs recapturerecapture and recovery both are nouns.
recapture is a verb but recovery is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recapture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| recovery | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
recovery is a hypernym of
recapture; that is, recovery is a
word with a broader meaning than recapture:
- recapture: the act of taking something back
- recovery: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Other hypernyms of recapture include
retrieval.
| recapture (noun) | recovery (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of taking something back | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) |
| a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount | return to an original state |
| gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| recapture (verb) | recovery (verb) |
|---|---|
| capture again | |
| take up anew | |
| experience anew | |
| take back by force, as after a battle |
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