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Capture Noun Bre ˈkæptʃə(R ˈkæptʃər Enemy Territory Evaded

Word capture
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkæptʃə(r) / NAmE / ˈkæptʃər /
Example
  • the capture of enemy territory
  • he evaded capture for three days.
  • data capture
  • this information led to the capture of the murderer.
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capture

(noun)BrE / ˈkæptʃə(r) / NAmE / ˈkæptʃər /
  1. the act of capturing somebody/something or of being captured
    • the capture of enemy territory
    • He evaded capture for three days.
    • data capture
    • This information led to the capture of the murderer.

    Word Origin

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