Dictionary

capture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɛp.(t)ʃɘː/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃəː] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
• [ˈkʰɛp.(t)ʃɘː] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
   • even with regard to captures made at sea 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
   • the capture of a lover’s heart
3. (countable, uncountable) Something that has been captured; a captive.
4. (countable, uncountable) The recording or storage of something for later playback.
   • video capture
5. (countable, qualifier:regular expressions, uncountable) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
   • After the match […], the text matched within the named capture is available via the Match object's Groups(name) property. 2006, Jeffrey Friedl, Mastering Regular Expressions, page 409:

Forms

Descendants

كبجر

Translations (54)

uk захо́плення (act of capturing) · hy առում (act of capturing) · fi siepattu (something that has been captured) · gl captura (act of capturing) · de Festnahme (act of capturing) · eo kapto (act of capturing) · la captūra (act of capturing) · hy գրավում (act of capturing) · uk бра́нка (something that has been captured) · de Erfassung (act of capturing) · ru пле́нный (something that has been captured) · uk полоне́нний (something that has been captured) · bg пленник (something that has been captured) · la captūra (something that has been captured) · ko 생포 (act of capturing) · ang fenġ (something that has been captured) · pt captura (act of capturing) · mi pāhoro (act of capturing) · pt captura (something that has been captured) · ang fenġ (act of capturing) · de Fang (act of capturing) · grc ἅλωσις (act of capturing) · ro capturare (act of capturing) · uk поло́нення (act of capturing) · ru пле́нник (something that has been captured) · ru плене́ние (act of capturing) · hy գերեվարում (act of capturing) · ar أَسْر (act of capturing) · gd glacadh (act of capturing) · ja 捕獲 (act of capturing) · uk полоне́нна (something that has been captured) · bg плячка (something that has been captured) · ca captura (act of capturing) · bg пленяване (act of capturing) · cmn 捕獲 /捕获 (act of capturing) · fi sieppaus (act of capturing) · ka დატყვევება (act of capturing) · hu elfogás (act of capturing) · de Gefangennahme (act of capturing) · ru пои́мка (act of capturing) · ru пле́нница (something that has been captured) · ru пле́нная (something that has been captured) · bg хващане (act of capturing) · ga gabháil (act of capturing) · mi whakaraunga (act of capturing) · fa بازگیری (act of capturing) · fr capture (act of capturing) · fr prisonnier (something that has been captured) · es captura (act of capturing) · cmn 佔領 /占领 (act of capturing) · mi hopukanga (act of capturing) · ru захва́т (act of capturing) · cs zajmutí (act of capturing) · uk бра́нець (something that has been captured)

capture en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɛp.(t)ʃɘː/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃəː] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
• [ˈkʰɛp.(t)ʃɘː] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
   • Being so inflexible, the railway was easy prey to road competition, and the arrival of unregulated lorry transport from farm fields to town centres quickly captured all locally generated business. 2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
   • […]I said it was because Tillerson hadn't filled the subordinate ranks with appointees who would advance the Administration's policies and that he had, in effect, been captured by the careerists. 2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 29:
   • 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. 2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian:
   • to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
2. (figuratively, transitive) To take hold of.
   • The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.
3. (transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
   • She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
   • She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
   • Ultimately, whether you want to shoot digital or film, the object is to give the client what they want and to capture the image you want, the way you want it to look. 2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 86:
4. (transitive) To reproduce convincingly.
   • Winterhalter was gifted at capturing the luxurious fabrics and hairstyles of female royalty and he was commissioned to paint portraits of the continental Empresses Eugénie of France and Elizabeth of Austria. 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 86:
   • His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
   • In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
5. (transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
   • How deeply ingrained capturing is in the mind of a chess master can be seen from this story. 1954, Fred Reinfeld, How to Be a Winner at Chess, Garden City, NY: Hanover House, page 63:
   • My pawn was captured.
   • He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.

Forms

Antonyms

let go · unhand · release · rescue · liberate

Deriveds

photocapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · lithocapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · capture card (terms derived from noun or verb) · postcapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · uncapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · precapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · captureless (terms derived from noun or verb) · chromosome conformation capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · encapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · motion-capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · neutron capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · screen motion capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · glycocapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · electron capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · regulatory capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · recapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · cavicapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · capture effect (terms derived from noun or verb) · screen capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · capture the flag (terms derived from noun or verb) · piscicapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · proton capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · cocapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · multicapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · image capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · capturability (terms derived from noun or verb) · electron capture detector (terms derived from noun or verb) · elite capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · magnetism-based interaction capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · captee (terms derived from noun or verb) · slips and capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · capturable (terms derived from noun or verb) · motion capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · capture myopathy (terms derived from noun or verb) · carbon capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · immunocapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · state capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · oligocapture (terms derived from noun or verb) · direct air capture (terms derived from noun or verb) · aerocapture (terms derived from noun or verb)

Hyponyms

entrap · detain · take by storm · net · attach · ensnare · roust · hook · snatch · pinch · arrest · usurp · bust · collar · betrap · trap · commandeer · lasso · nail · board · snare · catch · conquer · nick · take over

Relateds

arrest · apprehend · take · take over · caption · captivity · captivate · snapshot · booty · captive

Synonyms

rape · fang · get · kidnap · catch · grasp · gripe · seize · apprehend · grab · seize · lay hold of · take hold · capture · hold hostage · abduct · begripe · take away · take

Translations (130)

cy dal (take control of) · hu elfog (take control of) · de einfangen (take control of) · es capturar (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · bg взимам (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · fi kaapata (take control of) · fi tallentaa (store, record) · it catturare (store, record) · mhr авалташ (take control of) · ru овладева́ть (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ti መረኸ (take control of) · uk бра́ти в поло́н (take control of) · ar أَسَرَ (take control of) · de fangen (take control of) · vi ăn (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · sv ta (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · cmn 碌 (store, record) · cmn 吃 (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ru взять (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · sl zajeti (take control of) · ko 포획하다 (take control of) · fr enregistrer (store, record) · fi napata (take control of) · ja 記録する (store, record) · uk захо́плювати (take control of) · pt capturar (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ru пленя́ть (take control of) · yue 食 (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · uk запи́сувати (store, record) · pl zająć (take control of) · es capturar (reproduce convincingly) · cs vzít (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ru овладе́ть (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · eo kapti (take control of) · bg улавям (reproduce convincingly) · gl capturar (take control of) · hy առնել (take control of) · lv sagrābt (take control of) · uk заволоді́ти (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ja 捕獲する (take control of) · ru плени́ть (take control of) · it riprendere (store, record) · fr capturer (reproduce convincingly) · fr saisir (take control of) · fi vangita (reproduce convincingly) · grc ζωγρέω (take control of) · grc ἁλίσκομαι (take control of) · km ចាប់ (take control of) · sl ujeti (take control of) · it catturare (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · sq kap (take control of) · pt capturar (reproduce convincingly) · ru ула́вливать (reproduce convincingly) · ru запи́сывать (store, record) · nl slaan (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · sk zachytiť (store, record) · sl zavzeti (take control of) · cs zachytit (store, record) · gd beò-ghlac (take control of) · sw nasa (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ru взять в плен (take control of) · sv tillfångata (take control of) · ru захва́тывать (take control of) · fi siepata (take control of) · fr capturer (take control of) · fi tavoittaa (reproduce convincingly) · am ማረከ (take control of) · vi bắt (take control of) · sk zachytávať (store, record) · sl vzeti (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · fi lyödä (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ru завладева́ть (take control of) · it prendere (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · cs zajmout (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · cs zachytit (reproduce convincingly) · eo kapti (store, record) · agj ማረካ (take control of) · fi syödä (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · sw nasa (take control of) · tr ele geçirmek (take control of) · pt capturar (take control of) · es capturar (take control of) · hy վերցնել (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · cho yukachi (take control of) · gd glac (take control of) · egy a-H-T24 (take control of) · uk записа́ти (store, record) · cmn 捕獲 /捕获 (take control of) · mn олзлох (take control of) · ja 捉える (reproduce convincingly) · cmn 佔領 /占领 (take control of) · sl ujeti (store, record) · bg пленявам (take control of) · cs zajmout (take control of) · bg хващам (take control of) · ru улови́ть (reproduce convincingly) · chr ᎠᏴᎩᏗᎠ (take control of) · ru брать в плен (take control of) · de ergreiffen (take control of) · fa اسیر کردن (take control of) · hy գրավել (take control of) · uk спійма́ти (take control of) · fr prendre (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ru записа́ть (store, record) · pt capturar (store, record) · yi פֿאַנגען (take control of) · uk полони́ти (take control of) · la capiō (take control of) · de gefangen nehmen (take control of) · ru завладе́ть (take control of) · ang ġefōn (take control of) · tr yemek (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · ca capturar (take control of) · ota طوتمق (take control of) · ru брать (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · it mangiare (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · de aufbringen (take control of) · ja とる (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · mn барих (take control of) · lt pagrobti (take control of) · th ยึด (take control of) · pl zbić (remove or take control of opponent’s piece) · otk 𐰞 (take control of) · hu elkap (take control of) · ru захвати́ть (take control of) · es capturar (store, record) · ro prinde (take control of) · sk chytiť (take control of) · yue 捉到 (take control of) · uk погли́нути (remove or take control of opponent’s piece)