Main Entry:

²capture

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

cap·tured; cap·tur·ing \ˈkap-chə-riŋ, ˈkap-shriŋ\

Date:

1574

1 a: to take captive ; also : to gain control of especially by force <capture a city> b: to gain or win especially through effort <captured 60 percent of the vote>2 a: to emphasize, represent, or preserve (as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form <at any such moment as a photograph might capture — C. E. Montague> b: to record in a permanent file (as in a computer)3: to captivate and hold the interest of4: to take according to the rules of a game5: to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle)

synonyms see catch