capture
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
Noun 4 meanings
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”
Verb 4 meanings
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.”
To reproduce convincingly.
“His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).
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CAPTURE at a glance
CAPTURE has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + P 3 + T 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,403 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with capture
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