- capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
--1 is a kind of acquiring, getting
--1 has particulars:usurpation; apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody; conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation; enslavement Derived form: verb capture5 - capture - a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
--2 is a kind of natural process, natural action, action, activity
- capture - any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
--3 is a kind of natural process, natural action, action, activity
Derived form: verb capture4 - capture, seizure - the act of taking of a person by force
--4 is a kind of felony
--4 has particulars: abduction; kidnapping, snatchDerived form: verb capture3 - capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
--5 is a kind of chess move
--5 has particulars: exchange; exchange - capture - any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- capture - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
--1 is one way to represent, interpret
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
--2 is one way to attract, appeal
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to capture Sue
- get, catch, capture - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
--3 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun capture4
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- capture - bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun capture3
Something ----s something
- appropriate, capture, seize, conquer - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
--5 is one way to assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun capture1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"
--6 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun capturer1
Somebody ----s something
- capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"