tr.v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.

1. To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
2. To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest: capture the queen in chess; captured the liberal vote.
3. To attract and hold: tales of adventure that capture the imagination.
4. To succeed in preserving in lasting form: capture a likeness in a painting.

n.

1. The act of catching, taking, or winning, as by force or skill.
2. One that has been seized, caught, or won; a catch or prize.
3. Physics. The phenomenon in which an atom or a nucleus absorbs a subatomic particle, often with the subsequent emission of radiation.

[From French, capture, from Old French, from Latin captūra, a catching of animals, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize.]

To acquire text, images, audio and video in their original format. Once captured in the computer, the data are typically edited and converted into another format. See frame grabber, video capture board and screen capture.

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verb

1. To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: catch, get, net, secure, take. Informal bag. Slang nail. See get/lose.
2. To obtain possession or control of: gain, get, take, win. Slang cop. See get/lose.

n

Definition: catching, forceful holding
Antonyms: freeing, letting go, liberalization, release

v

Definition: catch and forcefully hold
Antonyms: free, let go, liberate, lose, release

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river capture

When a river is extending its channel upstream by headward erosion, it may come into contact with the headwaters of a river which is less vigorous. The headwaters from the minor river may be diverted into the more rapidly eroding channel. There is often a sudden change of stream direction at the point of capture; this is the elbow of capture. In mid-Wales, the River Rheidol has captured the headwaters of the Teifi, and the elbow of capture may be seen about 20 km to the east of Aberystwyth. See also misfit stream and wind gap.

Acquiring ownership where no prior ownership existed as with wild animals, mining, and water. Also refers to a taking by a military group.

The snaring and restraint of an escaped domesticated animal or a feral animal. It requires safety for the captor and the subject. Includes physical means of trap cages, the thrown lariat, a handheld net for small companion animals. Thrownets for birds are still favored by lay persons. Veterinarians are more inclined to use immobilizing agents delivered by darts from bows and arrows or from dart guns. See also restraint.

• c.–mark–release–recapture — technique for establishing the nature of animal movements and the size of populations.
• c. shock syndrome — in recently captured animals with death 1–6 hours after capture. Signs include shallow, rapid respiration, tachycardia, physical collapse, hyperthermia, small pulse, elevated CPK levels, general vascular congestion at necropsy.
• c. stress syndrome — stress syndrome in wild animals in captivity.

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See missing.

IN BRIEF: To take into custody, as by force.

The police wanted to capture the suspect.

Game Description

One of the more basic video games ever released in terms of audio/visual effects, Capture, aka Flag Capture, is a virtual rendition of the old children's game, capture the flag. The playfield is a simple nine by seven grid of squares, and each player controls a stick figure. Behind each square lies a distance or direction clue or the coveted flag. Or, there could be a deadly bomb. Depending on the option selected, the object in the game is to move your man as quickly as possible or using the least number of clues to the square hiding the flag. This title won't capture the fancy of many adults, but elementary school-age kids will enjoy the hunt, at least to a degree, in the various two-player modes. As a plus, the game is semi-educational as it requires the use of logic, memory, and deductive reasoning skills in order to succeed. ~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fange, erobre, slå , fængsle, fastholde
n. - erobring, bytte, prise

Nederlands (Dutch)
vangen, innemen, weergeven in vaste vorm, slaan (in spel), buitmaken, gevangennemen, vangst, inneming

Français (French)
v. tr. - capturer (qn, un animal), prendre, (Comm) s'emparer du marché, (fig) saisir (un moment), rendre (un sentiment, une essence), rendre (qch) (à l'écran)
n. - (gén) capture (qn, un animal), prise, (Phys, Géog) capture

Deutsch (German)
v. - einnehmen, erbeuten, festnehmen, gefangennehmen
n. - Fang, Festnahme, Einnahme

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συλλαμβάνω, αιχμαλωτίζω, καταλαμβάνω (πόλη κ.λπ.), αποτυπώνω, απεικονίζω
n. - σύλληψη, κατάληψη (πόλης κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
conquistare, prendere, catturare, acciuffare, fare prigioniero, acchiappare, arrestare, bottino, presa, cattura

Português (Portuguese)
v. - capturar
n. - captura (f), presa (f)

Русский (Russian)
брать в плен, захватывать, арестовывать, добыча, захват

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - capturar, tomar, conquistar, apoderarse de, apresar, atrapar, aprehender
n. - captura, botín, presa, toma, conquista

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta till fånga, erövra, uppbringa, fånga (bildligt)
n. - tillfångatagande, fångst, byte

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
俘获, 夺取, 捕获, 抓取, 捕获之物, 战利品

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 俘獲, 奪取, 捕獲
n. - 抓取, 捕獲之物, 戰利品

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 붙잡다, 포획하다, 쟁탈하다
n. - 포획[물], 갈무리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 捕らえること, 分捕り品, 捕虜, 逮捕, 捕獲物
v. - 捕らえる, 捕虜にする, 占領する, つかむ, 取っておく

idioms:

• capture one's imagination    人の考えをつかむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فتن, خلب, أسر, غلب, استولى على, قبض على (الاسم) أسر, غنيمه, استيلاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שבה, לכד, תפס‬
n. - ‮שבוי, לכידה, תפיסה‬

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