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Capture   /kˈæptʃər/   Listen
verb
Capture  v. t.  (past & past part. captured; pres. part. capturing)  
1.
To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
2.
To record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face.
3.
(Games) To take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess.
4.
To exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation.
5.
(Computers) To record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database. "Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured."


noun
Capture  n.  
1.
The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. "Even with regard to captures made at sea."
2.
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3.
The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
Synonyms: Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.





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"Capture" Quotes from Famous Books



... and gardens, its municipal buildings and hospitals, are an object-lesson to all beholders. The walls of the fort still remain, but the moat has been filled up. The Roman Catholic Cathedral shows the large designs of a former priesthood to capture the people by architecture and ceremonial. But Protestant churches, missions, and schools, are coming to have the first place in popular esteem. The former palace of the Spanish governor is now the meeting-place of the ...
— A Tour of the Missions - Observations and Conclusions • Augustus Hopkins Strong
... tell him to pick out his own gun." And to Hamil, cordially: "Shiela and Louis and Gray will probably wander about together and you and I will do the real shooting. But Shiela is a shot—if she chooses. Gray would rather capture a scarce jungle butterfly. Hello, here's Louis now! Are you ...
— The Firing Line • Robert W. Chambers
... the poop to Bramble, who, as usual, had his short pipe in his hand; and I certainly was pleased when I saw what a beautiful craft we had helped to capture. She sat like a swan on the water, and sailed round and round us ...
— Poor Jack • Frederick Marryat
... her departure drew nearer,—it was now but forty-eight hours away,—her manner seemed to undergo a complete change. She became moody, nervous, depressed. Of course, all this was attributable to the dread of discovery and capture when she was once outside the great walls of Schloss Rothhoefen. I could understand her feelings, and rather lamely attempted to bolster up her courage by making light ...
— A Fool and His Money • George Barr McCutcheon
... day the yard overseer, passing the rack, saw that the man was working with furious energy. He was even reaching out his rake to capture floating stuff before it ...
— The Landloper - The Romance Of A Man On Foot • Holman Day


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