| Sounds | kae'pcher | |
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| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property. | |
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| Synonyms | gaining control, seizure | |
| Narrower | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
| conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation | The act of conquering / conquering | |
| enslavement | The act of making slaves of your captives | |
| usurpation | wrongfully seizing / seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) | |
| Broader | acquiring, getting | The act of acquiring something |
| Spanish | confiscación, decomiso, incautación | |
| Catalan | comís, confiscació, decomís | |
| Verbs | capture | take possession of by force, as after an invasion |
| Meaning | A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field. | |
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| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | captura | |
| Catalan | captura | |
| Meaning | Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle. | |
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| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Verbs | capture | bring about the capture / capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit |
| Meaning | The act of taking of a person by force. | |
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| Synonym | seizure | |
| Narrower | abduction | The criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member |
| kidnapping, snatch | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | |
| Broader | felony | A serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
| Spanish | apresamiento, captura, prendimiento | |
| Catalan | capció, captura, presa | |
| Verbs | capture | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase |
| Meaning | The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board. | |
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| Narrower | en passant | (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed |
| exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | |
| exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop | |
| Broader | chess move | The act of moving a chess piece |
| Meaning | succeed in representing or expressing something intangible. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | recapture | take up anew |
| Broader | represent, interpret | create an image or likeness of |
| Spanish | captar, capturar | |
| Catalan | captar, capturar | |
| Meaning | attract; cause to be enamored. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to capture Sue | |
| Example | "She captured all the men's hearts" | |
| Synonyms | enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant | |
| Narrower | hold | hold the attention of |
| work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence | |
| Broader | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
| Spanish | captar, capturar, cautivar, conquistar, deleitar, enamorar, encantar, fascinar | |
| Catalan | captar, captivar, capturar, delectar, embruixar, enamorar, encantar, encisar, extasiar, fascinar, fetillar, seduir | |
| Meaning | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | get, catch | |
| Narrower | lasso, rope | catch / catch with a lasso |
| recapture, retake | capture again | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Spanish | atrapar, capturar | |
| Catalan | agafar, capturar | |
| Nouns | capture | the act of taking of a person by force |
| Meaning | bring about the capture / capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | capturar | |
| Nouns | capture | any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle |
| Meaning | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "The militia captured the castle" | |
| Synonyms | appropriate, seize, conquer | |
| Narrower | carry | capture after a fight / fight |
| Broader | assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
| Spanish | apoderarse, apoderar, captar, capturar, confiscar, conquistar, dominar, embargar, incautar, invadir, ocupar, tomar | |
| Catalan | apoderar-se, apoderar, captar, capturar, confiscar, conquerir, embargar, incautar, prendre | |
| Nouns | capture | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
| Meaning | Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | catch | |
| Narrower | bag | capture or kill, as in hunting / hunting |
| batfowl | catch birds by temporarily blinding them | |
| frog | hunt frogs for food | |
| hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) | |
| rat | catch rats, especially with dogs | |
| trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel | catch in or as if in a trap | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Similar to | catch | take in and retain |
| Spanish | capturar | |
| Catalan | capturar | |
| Nouns | capturer | a person who captures and holds people or animals |
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