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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Capture \Cap"ture\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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.
[PJC]
3. (Games) to take control of, or remove from play; as, to
capture a piece in chess.
[PJC]
4. to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to
capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of
the nation.
[PJC]
5. (Computers) to record (data) in a computer-readable form;
as, to capture a transaction in a database.
[PJC]
Her heart is like some fortress that has been
captured. --W. Ivring.
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