The action or an act of taking something (in various senses) back or again; esp. recapture. Cf. retake, v.

taking back again.

The act of reassuming something; an instance of this.

The action or an act of reclaiming something. rare.

= withdrawal, n. in various senses; formerly spec. the withdrawal of divine illumination.

The action or an act or revoking something.

More generally: the action of taking something back into one's own possession; reassumption, reappropriation; (also) an instance of this.

the action of taking something back.

The action or an act of reclamation or accepting a thing returned; frequently attributive. Also: something which has been returned or reclaimed.

the action of taking back; also attributive; (see also quot. 1905).