capture
[ kap-cher ]
/ ˈkæp tʃər /
verb (used with object), cap·tured, cap·tur·ing.
noun
SYNONYMS FOR capture
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Origin of capture
1535–45; <Middle French <Latin captūra, equivalent to capt(us) taken (past participle of capere to take) + -ūra-ure
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British Dictionary definitions for capture
capture
/ (ˈkæptʃə) /
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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Medical definitions for capture
capture
[ kăp′chər ]
n.
The act of catching, taking, or holding a particle or impulse.
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