capture.
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
Meaning & usage
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
the capture of a lover’s heart
Something that has been captured; a captive.
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
video capture
A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
To take hold of.
The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
To reproduce convincingly.
His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
My pawn was captured.
He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.