capture

1. 1

   An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.countableuncountable

   • even with regard to captures made at sea
2. 2

   The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.countableuncountable

   • the capture of a lover’s heart
3. 3

   Something that has been captured; a captive.countableuncountable

4. 4

   The recording or storage of something for later playback.countableuncountable

   • video capture
5. 5

   A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.countableuncountable

   • After the match […], the text matched within the named capture is available via the Match object's Groups(name) property.

1. 1

   To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.transitive

   • to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
2. 2

   To take hold of.figurativelytransitive

   • The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.
3. 3

   To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.transitive

   • She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
   • She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
4. 4

   To reproduce convincingly.transitive

   • His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
   • In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
5. 5

   To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).transitive

   • My pawn was captured.
   • He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.

syn. seize · take away · abduct · kidnap · hold hostage · apprehend · begripe · capture · fang · grasp · get · gripe

ant. let go · liberate · release · rescue · unhand