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Webster 1913 Edition
Capture
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 criminalEven 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.
Syn. – Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
Cap′ture
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Captured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Capturing
.] 1.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capture
CAPTURE
,Noun.
1.
In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem.2.
The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem.3.
Seizure; arrest as the capture of a criminal or debtor.CAPTURE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
capture
capture
See also: capturé
English
Noun
capture (plural captures)
- An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- Blackstone
- even with regard to captures made at sea
- Blackstone
- The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
- the capture of a lover's heart
- Something that has been captured; a captive.
- The recording or storage of something for later playback.
- video capture
- (computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
Translations
act of capturing
|
something that has been captured
Verb
capture (third-person singular simple present captures, present participle capturing, simple past and past participle captured)
- To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
- 2014, Ian Black, "Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian, 27 November 2014:
- Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
- To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
- She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
- She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
- To reproduce convincingly.
- His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
- In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
- To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
- My pawn was captured.
- He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
- 1954, Fred Reinfeld, How to Be a Winner at Chess, page 63, Hanover House (Garden City, NY)
- How deeply ingrained capturing is in the mind of a chess master can be seen from this story.
Translations
take control of
|
|
store, record
reproduce convincingly
remove or take control of opponent’s piece
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin captūra (“catching, capture”), from captus, perfect passive participle of capiō (“capture, seize, take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kap.tyʁ/
Noun
capture f (plural captures)
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Portuguese
Verb
capture
- first-person singular present subjunctive of capturar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of capturar
- first-person singular imperative of capturar
- third-person singular imperative of capturar
Spanish
Verb
capture
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of capturar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of capturar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of capturar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of capturar.