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Noun
- the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- the act of taking of a person by force
- any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Verb
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- I caught a rabbit in the trap today
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The militia captured the castle
- bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
- This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons
- The star captured a comet
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- We finally got the suspect
- attract; cause to be enamored
- She captured all the men's hearts
- succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
- capture the essence of Spring