capture

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkæptʃɚ/ UK /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/ See IPA manual

Freq #3568

Meanings

1

verb
To catch a person or animal and hold them as a prisoner.

The soldiers captured several enemy fighters during the raid.
2

verb
To take control of a place by force.

The army captured the city after a long battle.
3

verb
To succeed in showing or expressing something in pictures, words, or music.

The painting beautifully captures the calm of the lake at dawn.
4

verb
To attract and hold someone's attention or interest.

The young performer captured the audience's attention at once.
5

noun
The act of catching someone or taking a place by force.

The capture of the fort was a turning point in the war.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to catch a person or animal... seize conquer

2 verb · to take control of a place... appropriate conquer seize

4 verb · to attract and hold... entrance

More abduct apprehendbegripefang get grasp gripe kidnap rape take

Opposites

liberate release rescueunhand

Word family

Forms capturedcapturescapturing

Derived forms aerocapturecapteecapturabilitycapturablecapturelesscavicapturecocaptureencaptureglycocaptureimmunocapturelithocapturemotion-capture

Related forms apprehend arrest booty caption captivate captive captivitysnapshottake

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Etymology

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

*kap- Proto-Indo-European captūra Latin

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# capture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæptʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/
**Frequency rank:** 3568

## Meanings
1. To catch a person or animal and hold them as a prisoner.
2. To take control of a place by force.
3. To succeed in showing or expressing something in pictures, words, or music.
4. To attract and hold someone's attention or interest.
5. The act of catching someone or taking a place by force.

## Examples
- The soldiers captured several enemy fighters during the raid.
- The army captured the city after a long battle.
- The painting beautifully captures the calm of the lake at dawn.
- The young performer captured the audience's attention at once.
- The capture of the fort was a turning point in the war.

## Synonyms
- abduct
- apprehend
- begripe
- fang
- get
- grasp
- gripe
- kidnap
- rape
- seize
- take

## Antonyms
- liberate
- release
- rescue
- unhand

## Derived Forms
- aerocapture
- captee
- capturability
- capturable
- captureless
- cavicapture
- cocapture
- encapture
- glycocapture
- immunocapture
- lithocapture
- motion-capture

## Related Forms
- apprehend
- arrest
- booty
- caption
- captivate
- captive
- captivity
- snapshot
- take

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: captūra

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

## AI Etymology
Capture was borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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