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An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
Blackstone
- even with regard to captures made at sea
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
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the capture of a lovers heart''
Something that has been captured; a captive.
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
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video capture
puhekieltä A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
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to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
2014, Ian Black, "http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/-sp-courts-jordan-crush-support-isis Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian, 27 November 2014:
- Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
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She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
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She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
To reproduce convincingly.
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His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
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In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
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My pawn was captured.
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He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
1954, Fred Reinfeld, How to Be a Winner at Chess, page 63, Hanover House (Garden City, NY)
- How deeply ingrained capturing is in the mind of a chess master can be seen from this story.
captureEnglish capture
a catch, a take
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