Definition of capture

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Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..

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Retake :: Retake (v. t.) To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners..
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators..
Captured :: Captured (imp. & p. p.) of Captur.
Sea Serpent :: Sea serpent () A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured..
Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
Captor :: Captor (n.) One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize..
Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..
Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
Force :: Force (n.) To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress..
Madrague :: Madrague (n.) A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.
Ransom :: Ransom (n.) The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of ransom..
Recaptor :: Recaptor (n.) One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken.
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
Citigradae :: Citigradae (n. pl.) A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula and the wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and their allies, which capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See Wolf spider..
Capture :: Capture (n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction..
Zion :: Zion (n.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors..
Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..
Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
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