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nounthe act of taking of a person by force
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"The militia captured the castle"verbtake possession of by force, as after an invasion
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verbsucceed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
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nounthe act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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verbcapture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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"She captured all the men's hearts"verbattract; cause to be enamored
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nounany process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particletype of:
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nouna process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational fieldtype of:
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"This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons" "The star captured a comet"verbbring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
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"capture the essence of Spring" "capture an idea"verbsucceed in representing or expressing something intangible
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nounthe removal of an opponent's piece from the chess boardtype of:
Definition that contains capture
- catch capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- bag capture or kill, as in hunting
- carry capture after a fight
- grab capture the attention or imagination of
- capture capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- seize capture the attention or imagination of
- bewitched captured, as if under a spell
- retake capture again
- recapture capture again
- ensorcelled captured, as if under a spell