capture

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/ / [ˈkʰæp.(t)ʃəː] / /ˈkɛp.(t)ʃɘː/

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
“even with regard to captures made at sea”
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
“the capture of a lover’s heart”
Something that has been captured; a captive.
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
“video capture”
A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
“After the match […], the text matched within the named capture is available via the Match object's Groups(name) property.”

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
“to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal”
“Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.”
To take hold of.
“The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.”
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
“She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.”
“She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.”
To reproduce convincingly.
“His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.”
“In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.”
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
“My pawn was captured.”
“He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.”