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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Capture \Cap"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captured}; p. pr & vb n. {Capturing}.] To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold to secure by effort. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. --W. Ivring. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Capture \Cap"ture\, n. [L. capture, fr caper to take: cf F. capture. See {Caitiff}, and cf {aptive}.] 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. --Bluckstone. 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. Syn: Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: capture n 1: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property [syn: {gaining control}, {seizure}] 2: a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field 3: any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle 4: the act of taking of a person by force [syn: {seizure}] 5: the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board v 1: succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" 2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}] 3: succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {get}, {catch}] 4: bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet" 5: take after a conquest or invasion; as of land [syn: {seize}, {take over}, {conquer}] 6: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady" [syn: {catch}]
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