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   capture

   /ˈkaptʃə/

   verb

   • 1. take into one's possession or control by force: "the island was captured by Australian forces in 1914" Similar catchapprehendseizearresttake prisonertake captivetake into custodyimprisondetainput/throw in jailput behind barsput under lock and keyincarceratelay hold ofabductcarry offtaketrapsnareensnarenethookreel inlandbeachinformal:nabcollarliftnailbustpick upbagrun inhaul inpull infeel someone's collarpinchnickoccupyinvadeconquerseizetaketake overtake possession ofannexsubjugatewingainsecureOpposite free
   • ▪ (in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board: "Black cannot capture the knight"
   • ▪ (of a star, planet, or other celestial body) bring (a less massive body) permanently within its gravitational influence: "Jupiter's gravity captured a small percentage of these planetesimals"
   • 2. record accurately in words or pictures: "she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods" Similar expressreproducerepresentshowencapsulaterecord
   • 3. cause (data) to be stored in a computer: "these allow users to capture, edit, and display geographic data"
   • 4. absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle): "the free electrons were moving too rapidly to be captured by nuclei"
   • 5. (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area.

   noun

   • 1. the action of capturing or of being captured: "the capture of the city"
   • ▪ a person or thing that has been captured: "a bounty hunter who always brings his captures in alive"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. capturer noun

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