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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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..
Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..
Sea Serpent :: Sea serpent () A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured..
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 thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey..
Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
Reprise :: Reprise (n.) A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Recaptor :: Recaptor (n.) One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken.
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort..
Huff :: Huff (v. t.) To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3..
Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..
Ant-lion :: Ant-lion (n.) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius..
Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy.
Prize :: Prize (n.) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel..
Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Captured :: Captured (imp. & p. p.) of Captur.
Pregnable :: Pregnable (a.) Capable of being entered, taken, or captured; expugnable; as, a pregnable fort..
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