English Dictionary
Definition of “capture”
capture (ˈkæptʃə
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to take prisoner or gain control over ⇒
to capture an enemy
to capture a town
- (in a game or contest) to win control or possession of ⇒
to capture a pawn in chess
- to succeed in representing or describing (something elusive) ⇒
the artist captured her likeness
- physics (of an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus) to acquire (an additional particle)
- to insert or transfer (data) into a computer
noun
- the act of taking by force; seizure
- the person or thing captured; booty
- physics a process by which an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus acquires an additional particle
- Also called piracygeography the process by which the headwaters of one river are diverted into another through erosion caused by the second river's tributaries
- the act or process of inserting or transferring data into a computer
Alternative Forms
ˈcapturer noun Word Origin
C16: from Latin captūra a catching, that which is caught, from capere to take
Synonyms
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catch,
arrest,
take,
bag,
secure,
seize,
nail,
collar,
nab,
apprehend,
lift,
take prisoner take into custody feel your collar
Translations
- British English:
capture
If you capture someone or something, you catch them and keep them somewhere so that they cannot leave.The enemy shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot.ˈkæptʃə VERB The enemy shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot.
- Spanish:
capturar
v
- French:
capturer
v
- German:
einnehmen
v
- Chinese: 俘获 v
- Arabic: يَأْسِرُ v
- Portuguese: capturar v
- Russian: захватить v
- Croatian: uhvatiti v
- Czech: zajmout v
- Danish: fange v
- Dutch: vangen v
- Finnish: vangita v
- Greek: αιχμαλωτίζω v
- Italian: catturare v
- Japanese: 捕える v
- Korean: 붙잡다 v
- Norwegian: fange v
- Polish: zdobyć v zdobywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: capturar v
- European Spanish:
capturar
v
- Swedish: fånga v
- Thai: จับกุม v
- Turkish: yakalamak v
- Vietnamese: bắt giữ v
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