capture
verb
[ ˈkaptʃə ]
• take into one's possession or control by force.
• "the island was captured by Australian forces in 1914"
Similar:
catch,
apprehend,
seize,
arrest,
take prisoner,
take captive,
take into custody,
imprison,
detain,
put/throw in jail,
put behind bars,
put under lock and key,
incarcerate,
lay hold of,
abduct,
carry off,
take,
trap,
snare,
ensnare,
net,
hook,
reel in,
land,
beach,
nab,
collar,
lift,
nail,
bust,
pick up,
bag,
run in,
haul in,
pull in,
feel someone's collar,
pinch,
nick,
occupy,
invade,
conquer,
take over,
take possession of,
annex,
subjugate,
win,
gain,
secure,
• record accurately in words or pictures.
• "she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods"
• cause (data) to be stored in a computer.
• "these allow users to capture, edit, and display geographic data"
• absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle).
• "the free electrons were moving too rapidly to be captured by nuclei"
• (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area.
capture
noun
• the action of capturing or of being captured.
• "the capture of the city"
Similar:
arrest,
apprehension,
seizure,
being trapped,
being taken prisoner,
being taken captive,
being taken into custody,
imprisonment,
being imprisoned,
being nabbed,
being collared,
being lifted,
being pinched,
Origin:
mid 16th century (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere .
