capture
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
to gain control of or exert influence over: an ad that captured our attention;a TV show that captured 30% of the prime-time audience.
to take possession of, as in a game or contest: to capture a pawn in chess.
to represent or record in lasting form: The movie succeeded in capturing the atmosphere of Berlin in the 1930s.
Computers.
to enter (data) into a computer for processing or storage.
to record (data) in preparation for such entry.
the act of capturing.
the thing or person captured.
Physics. the process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle.
Crystallography. substitution in a crystal lattice of a trace element for an element of lower valence.
Origin of capture
1Other words for capture
Opposites for capture
Other words from capture
- cap·tur·a·ble, adjective
- cap·tur·er, noun
- pre·cap·ture, adjective, verb (used with object), pre·cap·tured, pre·cap·tur·ing.
- un·cap·tur·a·ble, adjective
- un·cap·tured, adjective
Words Nearby capture
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How to use capture in a sentence
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Thankfully, someone was there to capture this “jit going ham,” as the cameraman put it.
Slow Motion Tiger Jump, a Tornado at the Rose Bowl and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFamily members say he developed also liver cancer after his capture.
Next to the house is the site where Ziad began building a home for his family before his capture.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMorales made his way to Mexico, where an effort to capture him led to a shootout, which ended with a local cop being killed.
Then, if you gentlemen are successful here, and capture Fulton and Jefferson City, our brightest hopes will be fulfilled.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe events which succeeded this fortunate capture are too well known to require more than a very brief recapitulation.
It was a very dangerous one, too, and sometimes lives were sacrificed in his efforts to capture or to kill this fierce wild beast.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeAltogether, we spent five consecutive days hovering around that collection of law-enforcers, in imminent risk of capture.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe capture of Independence greatly elated the guerrillas, and recruits came pouring in by the hundreds.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for capture
/ (ˈkæptʃə) /
to take prisoner or gain control over: to capture an enemy; to capture a town
(in a game or contest) to win control or possession of: to capture a pawn in chess
to succeed in representing or describing (something elusive): the artist captured her likeness
physics (of an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus) to acquire (an additional particle)
to insert or transfer (data) into a computer
the act of taking by force; seizure
the person or thing captured; booty
physics a process by which an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus acquires an additional particle
Also called: piracy geography the process by which the headwaters of one river are diverted into another through erosion caused by the second river's tributaries
the act or process of inserting or transferring data into a computer
Origin of capture
1Derived forms of capture
- capturer, noun
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