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uncapture

verb
/ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

A back-formation from uncaptured; equivalent to un- + capture.

  1. derived from captūra
  2. borrowed from capture
  3. prefixed as uncapture — “un + capture”

Definitions

  1. To perform the reverse of a capture, especially in chess variants such as Retrochess.

  2. The act of uncapturing.

    • After an uncapture by White, Nd5xNe3, and an uncapture by Black, Nf3xNe3, the position is: White Ka1, Na3, d5, e3; Black Ke5, Ne6, e4, f$[…]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA