capture

¹cap·ture

noun \ˈkap-chər, -shər\

Definition of CAPTURE

1

: an act or instance of capturing: as a : an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile b : a move in a board game (as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece c : the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission d : the act of recording in a permanent file <data capture>

2

: one that has been taken (as a prize ship)

Examples of CAPTURE

1. the capture of the city by enemy forces
2. <a Spanish treasure ship was the most valuable capture ever taken by that privateer>

Origin of CAPTURE

Middle French, from Latin captura, from captus

First Known Use: circa 1542

Related to CAPTURE

Synonyms: captive, internee, prisoner

Antonyms: captor

Related Words: coprisoner; convict, jailbird; arrestee; abductee, kidnappee (or kidnapee)

Near Antonyms: custodian, guard, guardian, jailer (also jailor), keeper, marshal (also marshall), warden; abductor, kidnapper (also kidnaper)

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Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce