Synonyms for capture
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kap-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp tʃər |
Top 10 synonyms for capture
- acquirement
- acquisition
- appropriating
- appropriation
- bag
- bust
- catch
- collar
- commandeering
- cop
- drop
- ensnaring
- fall
- gain control
- gaining
- get
- grab
- grasping
- hit the jackpot
- hook
- knock off
- land
- laying hold of
- nab
- nail
- net
- obtaining
- overwhelm
- pick up
- pinch
- prehend
- pull
- pull in
- put the cuffs on
- run in
- secure
- securing
- seize
- seizing
- seizure
- snare
- snatch
- snatching
- sweep
- take
- take captive
- take into custody
- take prisoner
- taking
- taking captive
- taking into custody
- trap
- trapping
- trip
- tumble
- winning
Définition of capture
Origin :- 1540s, from Middle French capture "a taking," from Latin captura "a taking" (especially of animals), from captus (see captive).
- noun catching, forceful holding
- verb catch and forcefully hold
- To prevent this, they were planning the capture of Beauséjour.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- It now becomes my aim today to lay siege to this town and capture it.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- One would think it was a big handicap you meant to capture this morning.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Generally death was the least penalty that capture entailed.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- I told them of the shooting and capture of Paris and the death of Eisenlord.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Mr. Mercier withdrew that expedition, and offered $3,000 reward for the capture of Morrison!
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- What a grand thing a boy's heart is, when you capture its loyalty and its affection!
- Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
- Paris, however, was an ocean; it was there that he incurred the least risk of capture.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The method of his capture seemed to him quite as ignominious as the fact.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- The Mercutians were making a mighty effort to capture their prey.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
Antonyms for capture
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