CAPTURE

capture, gaining control, seizure

(noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

capture

(noun) the removal of an opponent’s piece from the chess board

capture, seizure

(noun) the act of taking of a person by force

capture

(noun) any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

capture

(noun) a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

get, catch, capture

(verb) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; “We finally got the suspect”; “Did you catch the thief?”

capture, catch

(verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; “I caught a rabbit in the trap today”

capture

(verb) succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; “capture the essence of Spring”; “capture an idea”

capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

(verb) attract; cause to be enamored; “She captured all the men’s hearts”

appropriate, capture, seize, conquer

(verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion; “the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants”; “The army seized the town”; “The militia captured the castle”

capture

(verb) bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; “This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons”; “The star captured a comet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

capture (countable and uncountable, plural captures)

An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

Something that has been captured; a captive.

The recording or storage of something for later playback.

(computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

Verb

capture (third-person singular simple present captures, present participle capturing, simple past and past participle captured)

(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

(transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

(transitive) To reproduce convincingly.

(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g, chess, go, checkers).

Anagrams

• cuprate, uptrace

Source: Wiktionary

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Cap"ture, n. Etym: [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See Caitiff, and cf. aptive.]

1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone.

2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.

Syn.

– Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.

Cap"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captured; p. pr. & vb. n. Capturing.]

Definition: To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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