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to capture
01
to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner
Transitive: to capture an animal or a person
02
to seize or get control of something by force
Transitive: to capture a place
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to manage to express a mood, quality, scene, etc. accurately in a piece of art
Transitive: to capture a quality or mood
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to attract and maintain someone's attention or interest
Transitive: to capture someone's attention or interest
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to pull a smaller celestial body into a permanent orbit due to gravitational force
Transitive: to capture a celestial body
Capture
01
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
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the act of taking of a person by force
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the act of removing an opponent's game piece from the board
05
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
capture
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capturer
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capturer
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Example
The zookeepers capture wild animals for conservation purposes.
Last year, the researchers captured a specimen of a rare butterfly species.
The soldiers are capturing enemy combatants during the mission.
She has captured rare insects for her research on biodiversity.
The police officer captures criminals and ensures they face legal consequences.
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