[
US
/ˈkæptʃɝ/
]
[ UK /kˈæptʃɐ/ ]
[ UK /kˈæptʃɐ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- the act of taking of a person by force
VERB
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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 -
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
capture the essence of Spring
capture an idea -
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
The militia captured the castle
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town -
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
I caught a rabbit in the trap today -
attract; cause to be enamored
She captured all the men's hearts -
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
We finally got the suspect
Did you catch the thief?
How To Use capture In A Sentence
- She captures my attention without entirely absorbing it. Times, Sunday Times
- Food sharing with nonkin reduces the costs to kin of child rearing, but also reduces the resources recaptured by kin after an infant death, so evolved infant mortality is lower. Archive 2008-06-01
- Develop circuit board designs using CAD tools to capture schematics and create bill of material documentation.
- As may be imagined, this capture, not so much a fluke as a surprise gave me cause to rethink my fishing plans on the lake.
- Commissioned in 1963 to make a film about America's first successful quintuplet birth, Leacock and Joyce Chopra captured the quints' mother's anxiety at her sudden celebrity and the surrounding South Dakota community's eagerness to cash in on it. The Man Who Held Up a Mirror to America
- Your web site needs continuous improvement to capture and engage your visitor's attention.
- With a wide and varied selection of events, displays and performances, the festival captures the spirit of Yeats's works and the imagination of Sligo audiences.
- Swiss counter-intelligence was very effective, too, and 387 spies, mostly Swiss but including 100 Germans, were captured and brought to trial of whom 17 were executed.
- Dian Agung Nugroho's photo "F*** You (What's on her mind?)" captures a Chinese Indonesian schoolgirl flipping off an old Chinese Indonesian beggar lady. Boing Boing
- Arm yourself with Eejit's ‘Film Lingo’ and you'll soon know your cookie from your cutaway, your capture card from your chromakey, so you can easily cut to your closeup.
