v.
- take into one's possession or control by force.
▸(in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece).
- record or express accurately in words or pictures.
- cause (data) to be stored in a computer.
- Physics absorb (a particle).
n.
the action of capturing or the fact of being captured.
▸a person or thing that has been captured.
Derivative
Etymology
C16 (as n.): from Fr., from L. captura, from capt-, capere ‘seize, take’.