Hypertext Webster Gateway: "capture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Capture \Cap"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Capturing}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Capture \Cap"ture\, n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F.
capture. See {Caitiff}, and cf. {aptive}.]
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 criminal.
Even 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.
3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize;
prey.
Syn: Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
capture
n 1: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property [syn:
{gaining control}, {seizure}]
2: a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its
gravitational field
3: any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an
additional particle
4: the act of taking of a person by force [syn: {seizure}]
5: the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
v 1: succeed in representing or expressing something intangible;
"capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor},
{captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch},
{entrance}, {enchant}]
3: succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We
finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn:
{get}, {catch}]
4: 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"
5: take possession of without permission or take with force, as
after a conquest or invasion; "the invaders seized the
land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized
the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: {appropriate},
{seize}, {conquer}, {take over}]
6: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a
rabbit in the trap toady" [syn: {catch}]
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