capture
/ˈkæp.t͡ʃə//ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/
noun
- 1
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- 2
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
“the capture of a lover's heart”
- 3
Something that has been captured; a captive.
- 4
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
“video capture”
- 5
A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
verb
- 1
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
“to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal”
- 2
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
“She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.”
- 3
To reproduce convincingly.
“His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.”
- 4
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
“He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.”
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