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Defenition of the word capture

    • Defenition of the word capture

      • To take possession of by force.
      • To take control of.
      • To remove or take control of from the opponent in a game.
      • To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
      • To succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
      • To attract, arouse and hold attention and interest, as by charm or beauty.
      • To capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.
      • the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
      • any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
      • a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
      • succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
      • 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"
      • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"
      • attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
      • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
      • take after a conquest or invasion; as of land
      • the act of taking of a person by force
      • succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
      • the removal of an opponent''s piece from the chess board
      • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
      • attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts"
      • 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"
      • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
      • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
      • succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
      • attract; cause to be enamored
      • take possession of by force, as after an invasion
      • bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

    Synonyms for the word capture

      • becharm
      • beguile
      • bewitch
      • captivate
      • catch
      • charm
      • conquer
      • enamor
      • enamour
      • enchant
      • entrance
      • fascinate
      • gaining control
      • get
      • seize
      • seizure
      • take over
      • trance

    Hyponyms for the word capture

      • abduction
      • annex
      • apprehension
      • arrest
      • bag
      • batfowl
      • carry
      • catch
      • collar
      • conquering
      • conquest
      • en passant
      • enslavement
      • ensnare
      • entrap
      • exchange
      • frog
      • hold
      • hunt
      • hunt down
      • kidnapping
      • lasso
      • pinch
      • rat
      • recapture
      • retake
      • rope
      • run
      • snare
      • snatch
      • subjection
      • subjugation
      • taking into custody
      • track down
      • trammel
      • trap
      • usurpation
      • work

    Hypernyms for the word capture

      • acquire
      • acquiring
      • action
      • activity
      • alter
      • appeal
      • arrogate
      • assume
      • attract
      • change
      • chess move
      • clutch
      • felony
      • get
      • getting
      • interpret
      • modify
      • natural action
      • natural process
      • prehend
      • represent
      • seize
      • take
      • take over
      • usurp

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