Word Meaning

capture definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
n. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
v. t. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.

Crossword clues for capture

- Arrest and roughly put in care
- Colonise
- Take prisoner
- Taking by force
- The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property