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CAPTURE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

Synonyms:

capture; gaining control; seizure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):

acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capture"):

usurpation (wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority))

apprehension; arrest; catch; collar; pinch; taking into custody (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal))

conquering; conquest; subjection; subjugation (the act of conquering)

enslavement (the act of making slaves of your captives)

Derivation:

capture (take possession of by force, as after an invasion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):

chess move (the act of moving a chess piece)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capture"):

en passant ((chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed)

exchange ((chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value)

exchange ((chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of taking of a person by force

Synonyms:

capture; seizure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):

felony (a serious crime (such as murder or arson))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capture"):

abduction (the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife)

kidnapping; snatch ((law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment)

Derivation:

capture (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

capture (bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("capture" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Example:

Did you catch the thief?

Synonyms:

capture; catch; get

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):

lasso; rope (catch with a lasso)

recapture; retake (capture again)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

capture (the act of taking of a person by force)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

Example:

I caught a rabbit in the trap today

Synonyms:

capture; catch

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

catch (take in and retain)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):

hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))

frog (hunt frogs for food)

bag (capture or kill, as in hunting)

batfowl (catch birds by temporarily blinding them)

rat (catch rats, especially with dogs)

ensnare; entrap; snare; trammel; trap (catch in or as if in a trap)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

capturer (a person who captures and holds people or animals)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

Example:

capture an idea

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):

interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):

recapture (take up anew)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Attract; cause to be enamored

Example:

She captured all the men's hearts

Synonyms:

becharm; beguile; bewitch; captivate; capture; catch; charm; enamor; enamour; enchant; entrance; fascinate; trance

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):

appeal; attract (be attractive to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):

hold (hold the attention of)

work (gratify and charm, usually in order to influence)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to capture Sue

Sense 5

Meaning:

Take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Example:

The militia captured the castle

Synonyms:

appropriate; capture; conquer; seize

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):

arrogate; assume; seize; take over; usurp (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "capture"):

carry (capture after a fight)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

capture (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

Example:

The star captured a comet

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "capture" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

capture (any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The device neutralized the toxin by capturing and separating it from the cells.

(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)

Sea monsters have often captured people’s imaginations.

(Sea Monster Swam Oceans 170 Million Years Ago, Voanews)

Use of optical coherence tomography to capture ulta-high resolution images of tissue surfaces which can be used to identify cancerous legions.

(Optical Biopsy, NCI Thesaurus)

Currently, high-speed cameras capture images one by one in a sequence.

(World's Fastest Film Camera, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The ability to sell or otherwise use carbon after removing it from the atmosphere would help make carbon capture and storage methods more cost-effective, and therefore more scalable.

(Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A proprietary charge capture, documentation and electronic medical record system for radiation oncology.

(ONCOCHART Management Tool, NCI Thesaurus)

NOTE(S): The focalDuration can be derived from the expression captured in the focalDateRange.EXPRIVLTS.DATETIME.

(Defined Observation Focal Duration, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

NOTE(S): The textual description of the activity is captured in the complex data type CD.

(Defined Activity Name Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

This domain captures clinical sign information including ophthalmology, physical examination, and dermal examination collected in life while executing the study.

(Clinical Observation Domain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A non-invasive imaging method that uses a thermal sensitive camera to capture a digital image based on heat radiating from the body.

(Computerized Thermal Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)