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capture
[ kap-cher ]
verb (used with object)
- to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize:
The police captured the burglar.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
noun
- the act of capturing.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
capture
/ ˈæʃə /
verb
- to take prisoner or gain control over
to capture a town
to capture an enemy
- (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
noun
- 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 calledpiracy 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
Derived Forms
- ˈٳܰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- tܰ·· adjective
- tܰ· noun
- ·tܰ adjective verb (used with object) precaptured precapturing
- un·tܰ·· adjective
- ܲ·tܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of capture1
Example Sentences
The scene captures so much of what I found thrilling about the show, especially the way it shuttles between humor and sadness.
Former engineer Butchard was keen to capture the "vibrancy" of his native Liverpool, which he describes as a "really handsome" and "friendly" modern world city.
“Changing precipitation patterns are leading to more rain, less snow and a limited ability to capture and move water,” Carroll said.
As luck would have it, Pete was captured on video just as Banksy's team were putting the finishing touches to Valentine's Day Mascara – a video that The Banksy Story managed to obtain.
Movies struggle to capture what’s shaggy and bitter about writers without falling into the trap of one-liners.
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