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| cap·ture [ kápchər ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle cap·tured, present participle cap·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular cap·tures) |
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1. take somebody prisoner: to catch and then forcibly lock up or restrain a person or animal
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2. seize place: to seize or gain control over a place
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3. take something in game: to win control or gain possession of something in a game or contest
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4. dominate somebody's thoughts: to enchant or dominate somebody's mind, especially somebody's imagination, or hold somebody's attention
  The stories about travel captured their imaginations most.
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5. win somebody's love: to win the love or affection of somebody, especially by being charming or attractive
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6. represent something accurately: to describe or represent something, especially something fleeting or intangible, in a lasting medium such as painting, writing, filmmaking, or sculpture
a picture capturing the innocence of childhood
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7. comput record data on computer: to record and store data in the memory of a computer or as a computer file
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8. physics gain particle: to gain an additional elementary particle
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noun (plural cap·tures) |
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1. being taken or taking prisoner: the act of being captured or of capturing somebody or something
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2. somebody or something captured: somebody or something that has been captured and held in captivity
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3. comput recording of data: the recording and storage of data in the memory of a computer or as a computer file
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4. physics gain of particle: a process in which an atom, ion, molecule, or nucleus gains an additional elementary particle, often followed by an emission of radiation
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5. geography diversion of river over time: the diversion of the headwaters of one river into the channel of another, brought about by erosion over a long period of time
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6. e-commerce electronic transfer of funds: following a credit card purchase, an electronic transfer of funds from the card-issuing financial institution to the seller
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used in e-commerce
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French < Latin captura "seizure" < capt- (see captive)] |
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| cap·tur·er noun |
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