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capture
[ kap-cher ]
/ ĖkƦp tŹÉr /
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verb (used with object), capĀ·tured, capĀ·turĀ·ing.
noun
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Origin of capture
1535ā45; <Middle French <Latin captÅ«ra, equivalent to capt(us) taken (past participle of capere to take) + -Å«ra-ure
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captive audience, captive market, captivity, captopril, captor, capture, captured rotation, Capua, Capuana, capuche, capuchin
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British Dictionary definitions for capture
capture
/ (ĖkƦptŹÉ) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of capture
capturer, nounWord Origin for capture
C16: from Latin captūra a catching, that which is caught, from capere to take
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