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Retake (Verb)

Capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The military forces were called in to retake the city from enemy control.
Police attempted to retake the highjacked van on the highway.
The border patrol officers worked tirelessly to retake the escaped convict.
Special teams were deployed to retake the stolen sensitive data.
The government launched a plan to retake the occupied territory from the rebels.

Take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The military launched a counterattack to retake the city from the enemy's control.
The soldiers were ordered to retake the lost territory before dawn.
After weeks of fighting, the rebels finally managed to retake the capital.
government forces are working to retake the areas controlled by the terrorist groups.
The military commander devised a plan to retake the strategic base from the invaders.

Photograph again; "Please retake that scene".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Please retake the photo from a different angle to capture the full landscape.
The director yelled 'retake' and the actors had to redo the entire scene.
The fashion photographer asked the model to retake the pose to get the right lighting.
We need to retake the group picture because someone blinked.
The photographer told the couple to retake their wedding vows shot as the sun was setting.