the action of capturing or of being captured:the capture of the cityhe was killed while resisting capture
[count noun] a person or thing that has been captured: figurativethe player was a £2,200 capture from another team
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1take into one’s possession or control by force:the island was captured by Australian forces in 1914
(in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board:Black cannot capture the knight
Astronomy (of a star, planet, or other celestial body) bring (a less massive body) permanently within its gravitational influence:Jupiter’s gravity captured a small percentage of these planetesimals
2record accurately in words or pictures:she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods
3cause (data) to be stored in a computer:these allow users to capture, edit, and display geographic data
4 Physics absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle):the free electrons were moving too rapidly to be captured by nuclei
5(of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area.
capture someone's imagination (or attention)
fascinate someone:the project has captured the imagination of the local public
