capture

/หˆkรฆp.tอกสƒษš/

IPA: /K AE1 P CH ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

  2. 2

    The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

    โ€œthe capture of a lover's heartโ€

  3. 3

    Something that has been captured; a captive.

  4. 4

    The recording or storage of something for later playback.

    โ€œvideo captureโ€

  5. 5

    A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

verb
  1. 1

    To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

    โ€œto capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminalโ€

  2. 2

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

    โ€œShe captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.โ€

  3. 3

    To reproduce convincingly.

    โ€œHis film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.โ€

  4. 4

    To remove or take control of an opponentโ€™s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

    โ€œHe captured his opponentโ€™s queen on the 15th move.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/capture