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- n the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- n a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- n any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- n the act of taking of a person by force
- n the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- v succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
capture the essence of Spring
capture an idea - v attract; cause to be enamored
She captured all the men's hearts - v succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- v 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 - v take possession of by force, as after an invasion
The militia captured the castle - v capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- With his capture, we exhale, after a long, deep breath we have held for a year.
- Wind is a wonderfully renewable source of energy, but until now ordinary consumers who wanted to live off of--or contribute to--the electrical grid had no way to capture it.
- His capture also raises a dilemma for those insurgents looking to broaden the appeal of their rebellion Saddam may have been more use to them as a symbol of the past, rather .