capture *** cap·ture

capture *** cap·ture
['kæptʃə(r)]
1. n
(of animal, soldier, escapee) cattura, (of city etc) presa, (thing caught) preda, (data capture) registrazione f or rilevazione f di dati
2. vt
(animal) catturare, prendere, (escapee, soldier) catturare, far prigioniero, (city etc) prendere, (fig: attention) attirare, cattivare, (Art: atmosphere etc) cogliere, rendere

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  • cap|ture — «KAP chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize: »We captured butterflies with a net. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. See syn. under catch. (Cf. ↑catch) 2. to attract and hold; catch and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|cap|ture — «ree KAP chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to capture again; have again. 2. Figurative. to recall: »The picture album recaptured the days of the horse and buggy. 3. (of the government) to take (a company s excess profits). –n. 1. the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • capture — cap|ture1 [ kæptʃər ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 catch person/animal ▸ 2 take equipment/place ▸ 3 express how someone/something is ▸ 4 record in movie/photo ▸ 5 in games like chess ▸ 6 put data on computer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to catch someone so that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • capture — cap‧ture [ˈkæptʆə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors: • Japanese firms have captured over 60% of the electronics market. 2. COMPUTING to put something such as information or a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Capture — Cap ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capturing}.] 1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. [1913 Webster] 2. to record or make a lasting representation of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Capture — Cap ture, n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See {Caitiff}, and cf. {aptive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cap´tur|er — cap|ture «KAP chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize: »We captured butterflies with a net. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. See syn. under catch. (Cf. ↑catch) 2. to attract and hold;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cap´tur|a|ble — cap|ture «KAP chuhr», verb, tured, tur|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize: »We captured butterflies with a net. SYNONYM(S): apprehend. See syn. under catch. (Cf. ↑catch) 2. to attract and hold;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • capture — cap•ture [[t]ˈkæp tʃər[/t]] v. tured, tur•ing, n. 1) to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize; apprehend 2) to gain control of or exert influence over: to capture someone s attention[/ex] 3) to take possession of, as in a game or… …   From formal English to slang

  • capture — cap·ture …   English syllables

  • capture — Catching and holding a particle or an electrical impulse originating elsewhere. [L. capio, pp. tus, to take, seize] atrial c. control of the atria for one or more beats after a period of independent beating, as in incomplete AV block or in… …   Medical dictionary

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