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capture
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun capture has 5 senses
- capture(n = noun.act) gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; Array is a kind of acquiring, getting
- capture(n = noun.process) Array - a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; Array is a kind of action, activity, natural action, natural process
- capture(n = noun.process) Array - any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; Array is a kind of action, activity, natural action, natural process
- capture(n = noun.act) seizure - the act of taking of a person by force; Array is a kind of felony
- capture(n = noun.act) Array - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; Array is a kind of chess move
has particulars: usurpation, apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody, conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation, enslavement
Derived form verb capture5
Derived form verb capture4
has particulars: abduction, kidnapping, snatch
Derived form verb capture3
has particulars: en passant, exchange, exchange
Verb capture has 6 senses
- capture(v = verb.creation) Array - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" is one way to interpret, represent
- capture(v = verb.emotion) becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" is one way to appeal, attract
- capture(v = verb.contact) catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" is one way to clutch, prehend, seize
- capture(v = verb.possession) Array - 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" is one way to alter, change, modify
- capture(v = verb.possession) appropriate, conquer, seize - 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" is one way to arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp
- capture(v = verb.contact) catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" is one way to acquire, get
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to capture Sue
Derived form noun capture4
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun capture3
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun capture1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Derived form noun capturer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
- 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. [1913 Webster]"Even with regard to captures made at sea." [1913 Webster]
- The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. [1913 Webster]
- The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
Syn. -- Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
capture, v. t.
- To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. [1913 Webster]
- to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face. [PJC]
- to take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess. [PJC]
- to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation. [PJC]
- to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database. [PJC]"Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
capture, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 a take prisoner; seize as a prize. b obtain by force or trickery.
2 portray in permanent form (could not capture the likeness).
3 Physics absorb (a subatomic particle).
4 (in board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board.
5 (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its basin.
6 cause (data) to be stored in a computer.
--n.
1 the act of capturing.
2 a thing or person captured.
--v.tr.
1 a take prisoner; seize as a prize. b obtain by force or trickery.
2 portray in permanent form (could not capture the likeness).
3 Physics absorb (a subatomic particle).
4 (in board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board.
5 (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its basin.
6 cause (data) to be stored in a computer.
--n.
1 the act of capturing.
2 a thing or person captured.
Derivative
capturer n.
Etymology
F f. L captura f. capere capt- take
THESAURUS
capture
abduction, acquire, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bag, be seized of, bear the palm, booty, bust, carry, carry away, carry it, carry off, carry the day, catch, catching, collar, collaring, come by, come in for, come into, come out first, contract, corral, coup, derive, drag down, dragnet, draw, earn, enter into possession, finish in front, fluke, forcible seizure, gain, gain the day, get, grab, grabbing, harvest, haul, hold, kidnapping, lay hold of, make, make a killing, make an arrest, nab, nabbing, nail, net, netting, nick, obtain, pick up, picking up, pinch, power grab, prehend, prehension, procure, pull down, put under arrest, reap, run in, running in, sack, score, secure, seize, seizure, seizure of power, snatch, snatching, take, take captive, take hold of, take in, take into custody, take prisoner, take the cake, taking, taking in, taking into custody, win, win out, win the battle, win the laurels, win the palm, win the prize, win throughROGET THESAURUS
capture
Taking
N taking, reception, deglutition, appropriation, prehension, prensation, capture, caption, apprehension, deprehension, abreption, seizure, expropriation, abduction, ablation, subtraction, withdrawal, abstraction, ademption, adrolepsy, dispossession, deprivation, deprivement, bereavement, divestment, disherison, distraint, distress, sequestration, confiscation, eviction, rapacity, rapaciousness, extortion, vampirism, theft, resumption, reprise, reprisal, recovery, clutch, swoop, wrench, grip, haul, take, catch, scramble, taker, captor, subduction, taking, privative, prehensile, predaceous, predal, predatory, predatorial, lupine, rapacious, raptorial, ravenous, parasitic, bereft, at one fell swoop, give an inch and take an ell.VB take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket, receive, accept, reap, crop, cull, pluck, gather, draw, appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, assume, possess oneself of, take possession of, commandeer, lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on, help oneself to, make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution, intercept, scramble for, deprive of, take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off, adeem, abstract, hurry off with, run away with, abduct, steal, ravish, seize, pounce upon, spring upon, swoop to, swoop down upon, take by storm, take by assault, snatch, reave, snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up, kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on, get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of, lay by the heels, take prisoner, fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of, catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at, reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand, take from, take away from, disseize, deduct, retrench, dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp, tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from, extort, deprive of, bereave, disinherit, cut off with a shilling, oust, divest, levy, distrain, confiscate, sequester, sequestrate, accroach, usurp, despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home, drain, drain to the dregs, gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up, absorb, draw off, suck the blood of, suck like a leech, retake, resume, recover.
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