capture

About 16.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
2. noun The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

   the capture of a lover’s heart

3. noun Something that has been captured; a captive.
4. noun The recording or storage of something for later playback.

   video capture

5. noun A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
6. verb To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

   to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal

7. verb To take hold of.

   The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.

8. verb To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

   She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.

Similar words

seizure seize catch conquer get entrance take over beguile captivate fascinate

Often followed by

of the and a by in or it this

Word family

capturable captured captures capturing