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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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..
Captured :: Captured (imp. & p. p.) of Captur.
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
Reprise :: Reprise (n.) A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
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..
Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
Retake :: Retake (v. t.) To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners..
Net :: Net (v. t.) To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
Ransom :: Ransom (n.) The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint, penalty, or forfeit..
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..
Pelican :: Pelican (n.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored..
Prize :: Prize (n.) That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power..
Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..
Lynch :: Lynch (v. t.) To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law..
Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Bag :: Bag (v. t.) To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game..
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Pregnable :: Pregnable (a.) Capable of being entered, taken, or captured; expugnable; as, a pregnable fort..
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