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Capture
ˈkaptʃə
- take into one's possession or control by force
"the island was captured by Australian forces in 1914"
catch apprehend seize arrest occupy invade conquer seize take take over take possession of annex subjugate- (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"
- record accurately in words or pictures
"she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods"
- cause (data) to be stored in a computer
"these allow users to capture, edit, and display geographic data"
- absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle)
"the free electrons were moving too rapidly to be captured by nuclei"
- (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area
- the action of capturing or of being captured
"the capture of the city"
arrest apprehension seizure being trapped being taken prisoner being taken captive being taken into custody imprisonment being imprisoned- a person or thing that has been captured
"a bounty hunter who always brings his captures in alive"