capture

Meaning

Noun

1. An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. Something that has been captured; a captive.
4. The recording or storage of something for later playback.
5. A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

Verb

1. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
2. To take hold of.
3. To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
4. To reproduce convincingly.
5. To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

Concepts

capture

catch

seize

arrest

seizure

take

grab

grapple

apprehend

trap

occupy

captivate

hold

conquer

grasp

grip

apprehension

catching

entrap

nab

take hold of

taking

fascinate

take over

clutch

usurp

get

snatch

take possession of

takeover

take prisoner

intercept

hijack

plunder

imprison

prey

corner

ensnare

rush

abduction

bag

collar

becharm

beguile

bewitch

charm

enamor

enamour

enchant

entrance

trance

appropriate

hunt

kidnap

snag

snare

quarry

win

be hasty

commandeer

occupation

possession

enslave

invade

take hold

captivity

gaining control

cop

piracy

grab onto

receive

utilize

carry

arrestment

take from

defeat

obtain

cut

hook

nobble

snaffle

imprisonment

gain

detention

possess

contain

detain

attain

confiscate

discern

encounter

find

hit

notice

perceive

run across

run up against

scald

score

strike

take by force

be busy

introduce

take in

skyjacking

have a room to oneself

kinnapping

subjugate

rape

seizing

usurpation

take captive

corral

fall

cap.

impress

lay hands upon

put into order

conquest

come upon

conceive

conception

prehension

pull-in acquisition

acquisition

trapping

river capture

river piracy

robbery

stream capture

stream piracy

stream robbery

carry off

pill

net

take charge of

collect

measure

record

eternise

eternize

immortalise

immortalize

memorialise

memorialize

beat

belt

blow

hitting

knock

percussion

poke

shot

smash

stroke

swing

whack

pop

snap up

snatch up

mesh

track down

trammel

swoop up

interception

kidnapping

eating

burn

document

file

keep

save

tape

write

absorb

encroach upon

engulf

move in on

overcome

overrun

overwhelm

raid

squat

whelm

surmount

cage

cage in

gaol

lag

pound up

remand

shut up

confinement

incarceration

custody

catch up

chase

hem in

pillage

hold captive

impound

incarcerate

loot

engage

fetch

steal

storm

confiscated

tackle

entice

tempt

take into custody

prehend

arrogate

enrapture

enthral

mesmerize

overjoy

ravish

wrest

have up

hold up

nail

take in charge

withhold information

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæp.ʃɚ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

Sentences

Specter flees , and Hikaru manages to downsize and capture Yellow .