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- pronunciation:
- kaep
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
captures, capturing, captured |
| definition 1: |
to take hold or gain control of by force or through planning.
The enemy soldiers captured the fort.They captured the escaped dog by using meat as bait.- synonyms:
- apprehend, seize, take
- antonyms:
- free
- similar words:
- catch, grab, kidnap, pinch, snatch, wrest
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| definition 2: |
to put into a lasting form; preserve.
He captured his daughter's soccer game on film.- synonyms:
- preserve
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| related words: |
catch, conquer, get, occupy, score, snare, steal, take |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of capturing or being captured.
The animal avoided capture by hiding.- synonyms:
- apprehension, seizure
- similar words:
- arrest, collar, fall, nailing, take
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| related words: |
apprehension, catch |
| derivation: |
capturer (n.) |
The word capture
contains the following parts:
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
  Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, receive, reception
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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