capture

pronunciation

How to pronounce capture in British English: UK [ˈkæptʃə(r)] word uk audio image

How to pronounce capture in American English: US [ˈkæptʃər] word us audio image

Noun:

the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
the act of taking of a person by force
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Verb:

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
attract; cause to be enamored
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

Word Origin

capture: capture: [16] Along with its relatives captive, captivity, captivate, and captor, capture is the English language’s most direct lineal descendant of Latin capere ‘take, seize’ (others include capable, case for carrying things, cater, and chase, and heave is distantly connected). First to arrive was captive [14], which was originally a verb, meaning ‘capture’; it came via Old French captiver from Latin captīvus, the past participle of capere.Contemporary in English was the adjectival use of captive, from which the noun developed. (The now archaic caitiff [13] comes from the same ultimate source, via an altered Vulgar Latin *cactivus and Old French caitiff ‘captive’.) Next on the scene was capture, in the 16th century; originally it was only a noun, and it was not converted to verbal use until the late 18th century, when it replaced captive in this role.Also 16th-century is captivate, from the past participle of late Latin captivāre, a derivative of captīvus; this too originally meant ‘capture’, a sense which did not die out until the 19th century: ‘The British … captivated four successive patrols’, John Neal, Brother Jonathan 1825.=> captive, cater, chase, cop, heave

capture (n.): 1540s, from Middle French capture "a taking," from Latin captura "a taking" (especially of animals), from captus (see captive).

capture (v.): 1795, from capture (n.); in chess, checkers, etc., 1820. Related: Captured; capturing. Earlier verb in this sense was captive (early 15c.).

vt.

vt.

4. It offers continuous opportunities to capture information about customer behaviour .

5. China is also experimenting with carbon capture and storage technologies .