CAPTURE Definition & Meaning

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capture

[ kap-cher ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

captured, capturing.

to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize:
The police captured the burglar.
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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.
1. to enter (data) into a computer for processing or storage.
2. to record (data) in preparation for such entry.

noun

the act of capturing.
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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

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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

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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��t�ܰ�·�� noun
��·��t�ܰ�� adjective verb (used with object) precaptured precapturing
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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of capture¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Middle French, from Latin ��ū��, equivalent to capt(us) “taken” (past participle of capere “to take”) + -ū�� -ure

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of capture¹

C16: from Latin ��ū�� a catching, that which is caught, from capere to take

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Movies struggle to capture what’s shaggy and bitter about writers without falling into the trap of one-liners.

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These agents aim to subtly and slowly make key figures amenable to the aims of the CCP in a long-term operation often referred to as "elite capture".

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At each location, a vintage sign flickers, inviting guests to step into a throwback American scene or capture it with a camera.

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The aim is to subtly and slowly bring them around to the Chinese Communist Party's aims in a long-term operation often referred to as "elite capture".

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A Harris's hawk that has been repeatedly attacking villagers has been captured by a resident with the same name.

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