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    cap·ture
    [ˈkap(t)SHər]
    verb
    capture (verb) · captures (third person present) · captured (past tense) · captured (past participle) · capturing (present participle)
    1. take into one's possession or control by force:
      "the Russians captured 13,000 men"
      • record or express accurately in words or pictures:
        "she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods"
      • physics
        absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle).
      • (in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board.
      • astronomy
        (of a star, planet, or other celestial body) bring (a less massive body) permanently within its gravitational influence.
      • (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area.
      • cause (data) to be stored in a computer or in a digital format.
    noun
    capture (noun) · captures (plural noun)
    1. the action of capturing or of being captured:
      "he was killed while resisting capture" · "the capture of the city marks the high point of his career"
      • a person or thing that has been captured:
        "a bounty hunter who always brings his captures in alive"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere.
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    verb
    1. take into one's possession or control by force:
      catch
      apprehend
      seize
      arrest
      imprison
      detain
      incarcerate
      lay hold of
      abduct
      carry off
      take
      trap
      snare
      ensnare
      net
      hook
      land
      beach
      nab
      collar
      lift
      nail
      bust
      pick up
      bag
      run in
      pull in
      pinch
      nick
      occupy
      invade
      conquer
      take over
      annex
      subjugate
      win
      gain
      secure
      take prisoner
      take captive
      take into custody
      put/throw in jail
      put behind bars
      put under lock and key
      reel in
      haul in
      feel someone's collar
      take possession of
      Opposite:
      free
    noun
    1. the action of capturing or of being captured:
      arrest
      apprehension
      seizure
      imprisonment
      being trapped
      being taken prisoner
      being taken captive
      being taken into custody
      being imprisoned
      being nabbed
      being collared
      being lifted
      being pinched
      Opposite:
      freedom
      escape
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