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   Capture (?), n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See Caitiff, and cf. aptive.]
   
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   1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, “the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal”.
   
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   Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone.
   
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   2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
   
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   3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
   
   Syn. -- Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
   
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   Capture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Capturing.]
   1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
   
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   2. to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, “to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face”.
   
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   3. (Games) to take control of, or remove from play; as, “to capture a piece in chess”.
   
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   4. to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, “to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation”.
   
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   5. (Computers) to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, “to capture a transaction in a database”.
   
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   Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring.
   
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