capture
verb (used with object)
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
captured
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past participleof capture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof capture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
captureverb (used with object)to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
Example Sentences
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Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province and one of DR Congo's most crowded hillside cities, was captured by M23 rebels in February last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Scientists have now captured a remarkably detailed view of how this happens.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The U.S. captured the 9/11 plotters, chased the Taliban who had protected Osama from Afghanistan, and diminished al Qaeda’s ability to attack again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
P-22 became the face of an international campaign to save Southern California’s threatened pumas when, in December 2022, he was captured by the National Park Service and the state’s wildlife department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
She leaned in close and whispered in his ear, “I really am on your side. Completely. You deserve to know the truth. So pretend that you captured me.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
