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1. Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
   "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
    
2. Attract; cause to be enamoured
   "She captured all the men's hearts"
   - enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
    
3. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
   - 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 by force, as after an invasion
   "The militia captured the castle"
   - appropriate, seize, conquer
    
6. Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
   - catch

1. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
   - 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
   - seizure
    
5. The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

Derived forms: captured, capturing, captures

See also: capturer

Type of: acquire, acquiring, action, activity, alter, appeal, arrogate, assume, attract, change, chess move, clutch, felony, get, getting, interpret, modify, natural action, natural process, prehend [archaic], represent, seize, take over, usurp

Encyclopedia: Capture