capture
capture is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
- 2.The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
- 3.To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accession
- agency
- agent
- agentship
- and
- appointment
- assignment
- attorney
- authority
- bird
- brevet
- captive
- charge
- charter
- clerkship
- close
- commission
- consignee
- consignment
- coronation
- custody
- delegate
- delegation
- deputation
- deputy
- designation
- diploma
- doing
- durance
- embassy
- enthronement
- errand
- exequatur
- hostage
- inauguration
- inmate
- installation
- investiture
- jail
- key
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is capture.
- What is the securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction called?
- What is the thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey called?
- What is to seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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