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 of
4 : to take according to the rules of a game
5 : to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle)

synonyms see catch