capture

capture is a 7-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 criminal. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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 criminal.
2. noun. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. noun. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
4. transitive verb. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
5. noun. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

   Synonyms: seizure

6. noun. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
7. noun. the act of taking of a person by force

   Synonyms: seizure

8. noun. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
9. noun. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
10. verb. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

    "We finally got the suspect"

    "Did you catch the thief?"

    Synonyms: catch, get

11. verb. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

    "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"

    Synonyms: catch

12. verb. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

    "capture the essence of Spring"

    "capture an idea"

13. verb. attract; cause to be enamored

    "She captured all the men's hearts"

    Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance

14. verb. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

    "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"

    "The army seized the town"

    Synonyms: appropriate, conquer, seize

15. verb. bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

    "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"

    "The star captured a comet"

Synonyms

seizure, catch, get, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance, appropriate, conquer, seize

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in capture:

cuprate, uptrace

Common word forms

captured, capturer, captures, capturing

Words from these letters

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