Capture

Quick meaning: Capture is a noun meaning An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
2. Something that has been captured; a captive.
3. The recording or storage of something for later playback.
4. (computing, regular expressions) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
5. (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
6. (transitive, figurative) To take hold of.
7. (transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

Example Sentences

video capture

the capture of a lover’s heart

even with regard to captures made at sea

to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal

Word Forms

• captures
• capturing
• captured

Synonyms for capture

Depending on context, synonyms include seize, take away, abduct, kidnap, apprehend, begripe.

Antonyms for capture

Common opposites include liberate, release, rescue, unhand.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include seizure, seize, catch, conquer, get, entrance.

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