Definition of capture. Meaning of capture. Synonyms of capture

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Definition of capture

Capture
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.
Capture
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.

Meaning of capture from wikipedia

- capture may refer to: capture (chess), to remove the opponent's piece from the board by taking it with one's own piece. capture (politics),
- motion capture is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. it is used in military , entertainment , sports , and
- which the kpa captured in the battle of taejon ;stokesbury , 1990 , p 48 the 24th division suffered 3,602 dead and wounded and 2,962
- carbon capture and storage (ccs) (or carbon capture and sequestration), is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide () from large
- documents captured by the israelis from various jordanian command posts record orders from the end of may for the hashemite brigade to
- the gravitational capture of a pre-formed moon (which would require an unfeasibly extended atmosphere of the earth to dissipate the
- was the capture of constantinople , the capital of the byzantine empire , which occurred after a siege by the ottoman empire , under the
- except in the case of an en passant capture, the capturing man replaces the captured man on its square. no 2 , defn noun a move that captures.
- neutron capture is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus and one or more neutron s collide and merge to form a heavier nucleus
- capture suplex: the attacker stands facing a standing opponent. the attacker then catches one leg of the opponent and pulls the opponent