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capture [ˈkæptʃə] vb (tr) 1. to take prisoner or gain control over to capture an enemy to capture a town 2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (in a game or contest) to win control or possession of to capture a pawn in chess 3. to succeed in representing or describing (something elusive) the artist captured her likeness 4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus) to acquire (an additional particle) 5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) to insert or transfer (data) into a computer n
1. the act of taking by force; seizure 2. the person or thing captured; booty 3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a process by which an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus acquires an additional particle 4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called piracy Geography the process by which the headwaters of one river are diverted into another through erosion caused by the second river's tributaries 5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the act or process of inserting or transferring data into a computer [from Latin captūra a catching, that which is caught, from capere to take] capturer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
capture verb 1. catch, arrest, take, bag, secure, seize, nail (informal), collar (informal), nab (informal), apprehend, lift (slang), take prisoner, take into custody, feel your collar (slang) The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape. catch free, release, liberate, let go, let out, set free, turn loose 2. invade, take over, occupy, seize, overrun, take possession of The army has captured a strategic city in the north. 3. encapsulate, sum up, summarize, put in a nutshell, express Today's newspapers capture the mood of the nation. noun arrest, catching, trapping, imprisonment, seizure, apprehension, taking, taking captive The shooting happened while the man was trying to evade capture. Translations capture [ˈkæptʃəʳ] A. N 1. [of animal, soldier, escapee] → captura f, apresamiento m; [of city etc] → toma f, conquista f 3. (= thing caught) → presa f B. VT 1. [+ animal] → apresar; [+ soldier, escapee] → capturar, apresar; [+ city etc] → tomar, conquistar (Comm) [+ market] → conquistar, acaparar; [+ leadership] → apoderarse de 2. (= attract) [+ attention, interest] → captar a film that has captured the imagination of teenagers → una película que ha cautivado la imaginación de los adolescentes this phenomenon has captured the attention of many scientists → este fenómeno ha llamado la atención de muchos científicos the woman who has captured his heart → la mujer que le ha arrebatado el corazón capture [ˈkæptʃər] capture vt town → einnehmen, erobern; treasure → erobern; person → gefangen nehmen; animal → (ein)fangen; ship → kapern, aufbringen (spec); they captured the town from the enemy → sie eroberten die vom Feind beherrschte Stadt (fig) votes → erringen, auf sich (acc) → vereinigen; prizes → erringen; (painter etc) atmosphere → einfangen; attention, sb’s interest → erregen (Comput) data → erfassen n → Eroberung f; (= thing captured also) → Fang m; (of escapee) → Gefangennahme f; (of animal) → Einfangen nt; (Comput, of data) → Erfassung f capture [ˈkæptʃəʳ] 1. n (of animal, soldier, escapee) → cattura; (of city) → presa; (thing caught) → preda; (data capture) → registrazione f or rilevazione f di dati Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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