noun
- The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property.
- synonyms: gaining control, seizure
- A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field.
- Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle.
- The act of taking of a person by force.
- synonyms: seizure
- The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board.
verb
- Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible.
- usage: "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
- Attract; cause to be enamored.
- usage: "She captured all the men's hearts"
- Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
- usage: "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief"
- Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit.
- usage: "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"
- Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.
- usage: "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
- synonyms: appropriate, seize, conquer
- Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.
- usage: "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
- synonyms: catch
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