Sekirov Dictionary

capture

UK /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/US /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/

verb 5
noun 5
forms 5

verb5

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to get control of a place, a person or an animal by force or by a clever trick
- […]I said it was because Tillerson hadn't filled the subordinate ranks with appointees who would advance the Administration's policies and that he had, in effect, been captured by the careerists. — 2020
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To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
- My pawn was captured.
- He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
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To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
- She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
- She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
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(figurative) To take hold of.
- The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.
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To reproduce convincingly.
- His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
- In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.

noun5

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An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- even with regard to captures made at sea — 1765
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
Something that has been captured; a captive.
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A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
- After the match […], the text matched within the named capture is available via the Match object's Groups(name) property. — 2006

forms

captured · capturing · captures · captureth · capturest

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