1. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
   "We finally captured the suspect";
   - get, catch
    
2. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   "The militia captured the castle";
   - appropriate, seize, conquer
    
3. Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
   "I captured a rabbit in the trap today";
   - catch
    
4. Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
   "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
    
5. Cause rapt attraction or admiration; attract love
   "She captured all the men's hearts";
   - enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance [literary], catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
    
6. Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it to enter a new orbit
   "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

1. The act of taking of a person by force
   "The capture of the fugitive ended a month-long manhunt";
   - seizure
    
2. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
   "The capture of the fortress dealt a decisive blow to the enemy";
   - gaining control, seizure
    
3. The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
   "His capture of the queen turned the tide of the game"
    
4. A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
   "The capture of asteroids by Jupiter's gravity has shaped the solar system"
    
5. Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
   "Neutron capture is an important process in nuclear reactors"

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Derived forms: capturing, captured, captures

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 hold, take hold of, take over, usurp

Encyclopedia: Capture