capture

  • 11capture — (n.) 1540s, from M.Fr. capture a taking, from L. captura a taking (especially of animals), from captus (see CAPTIVE (Cf. captive)). The verb is 1795; in chess, checkers, etc., 1820. Related: Captured; capturing …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12capture — [n] catching, forceful holding abduction, acquirement, acquisition, apprehension, appropriating, appropriation, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, commandeering, confiscation, drop*, ensnaring, fall, gaining, grab*, grasping, hit the jackpot*,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 13capture — CAPTURE. s. f. Prise au corps d un debiteur, d un criminel. Ce Sergent a fait deux captures ce matin. c est une belle capture que des voleurs qui ont tué tant de Marchands …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 14capturé — capturé, ée (ka ptu ré, rée) part. passé. Les navires de commerce capturés par l ennemi …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 15capture — vb *catch, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag Analogous words: seize, *take, grasp, clutch, snatch: *arrest, apprehend Contrasted words: release, *free, liberate: surrender, yield, *relinquish …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 16capture — ► VERB 1) take into one s possession or control by force. 2) record or express accurately in words or pictures. 3) cause (data) to be stored in a computer. ► NOUN 1) the action of capturing or of being captured. 2) a person or thing that has been …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17capture —    by Alberto Toscano   The concept of capture is used by Deleuze and Guattari to deal with two problems of relationality: (1) how to conceive of the connection between the state, the war machine and capitalism within a universal history of… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 18capture —    by Alberto Toscano   The concept of capture is used by Deleuze and Guattari to deal with two problems of relationality: (1) how to conceive of the connection between the state, the war machine and capitalism within a universal history of… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 19capture — I UK [ˈkæptʃə(r)] / US [ˈkæptʃər] verb [transitive] Word forms capture : present tense I/you/we/they capture he/she/it captures present participle capturing past tense captured past participle captured ** 1) a) to catch someone so that they… …

    English dictionary

  • 20capture — cap|ture1 [ kæptʃər ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 catch person/animal ▸ 2 take equipment/place ▸ 3 express how someone/something is ▸ 4 record in movie/photo ▸ 5 in games like chess ▸ 6 put data on computer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to catch someone so that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English