Captured Capture Local Verb ˈkæptʃə(R ˈkæptʃər Allied Troops

• allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers.
• the animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.
• the city was captured in 1941.
• the company has captured 90 per cent of the market.

capture

Verb Forms

1. to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or shut them in a space that they cannot escape from
• Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers.
• The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.
2. to take control of a place, building, etc. using force
• The city was captured in 1941.
3. to succeed in getting control or possession of something that other people are also trying to get
• The company has captured 90 per cent of the market.
• He captured the world championship title in 2018.
4. to make somebody interested in something
• The project has captured the imagination of the local public.
• His story captured the attention of Hollywood.
5. to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film, etc.
• SYNONYM catch
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• Her photos capture the essence of her subjects.
• The song captures the spirit of those times.
• They have captured a moment in people's lives.

Extra Examples

• That description captures perfectly the feeling of being invisible.
• The article captured the mood of the nation.
• The exhibition on India fails to capture the great diversity of this fascinating country.
6. to photograph, film, record, paint, etc. somebody/something
• The photographer's camera captures images of extreme beauty.
• The attack was captured on film by security cameras.
7. to make somebody love you
8. to put something into a computer in a form it can use

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere.