Thesaurus: capture

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1. 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.
2. n. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. n. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
4. v. t. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
5. n. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
6. n. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
7. n. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
8. n. the act of taking of a person by force
9. n. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
10. v. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
11. v. attract; cause to be enamored
12. v. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase