1. (noun) capture, gaining control, seizure
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Synonyms: gaining control, capture, raptus, seizure, ictus
2. (noun) capture
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Synonyms: gaining control, seizure
3. (noun) capture
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Synonyms: gaining control, seizure
4. (noun) capture, seizure
the act of taking of a person by force
Synonyms: gaining control, capture, raptus, seizure, ictus
5. (verb) capture
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Synonyms: gaining control, seizure
6. (verb) capture
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
Synonyms: trance, get, beguile, becharm, fascinate, conquer, enamor, enchant, appropriate, seize, charm, captivate, enamour, bewitch, catch, entrance
7. (verb) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
attract; cause to be enamored
Synonyms: hitch, tempt, capture, take in, delight, ravish, conquer, beguile, get, witch, spellbind, trip up, transfix, mesmerize, captivate, view, arrest, enamour, grip, trance, jinx, fascinate, enamor, see, enrapture, enthrall, becharm, mesmerise, hex, magnetise, intrigue, hoodwink, transport, catch up with, enthral, watch, seize, entrance, charm, glamour, pick up, overhear, appropriate, catch, influence, magnetize, overtake, grab, enchant, juggle, take hold of, bewitch
8. (verb) get, catch, capture
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Synonyms: overhear, take, pick up, catch up with, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, become, sustain, receive, scram, conquer, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, enamour, trance, go, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, beat, set about, get down, arrive, fascinate, enamor, becharm, incur, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, take hold of, captivate, arrest, bring, bewilder, see, mother, induce, buzz off, catch, let, obtain, beget, flummox, entrance, get, generate, capture, grab, find, watch, appropriate, take in, produce, start out, pose, view, vex, enchant, aim, hitch, perplex, overtake, gravel, begin, fetch, seize, father, commence, beguile, trip up, puzzle, set out, convey, acquire, come, pay off, bugger off, cause, bewitch, nonplus, charm, baffle
9. (verb) capture
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
Synonyms: trance, get, beguile, becharm, fascinate, conquer, enamor, enchant, appropriate, seize, charm, captivate, enamour, bewitch, catch, entrance
10. (verb) appropriate, capture, seize, conquer
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Synonyms: usurp, capture, fascinate, attach, earmark, sequester, conquer, beguile, impound, get, allow, captivate, enamour, suppress, trance, confiscate, get hold of, assume, prehend, enamor, take over, becharm, reserve, arrogate, subdue, curb, stamp down, set aside, seize, clutch, entrance, inhibit, charm, appropriate, catch, grab, enchant, bewitch
11. (verb) capture, catch
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Synonyms: beguile, watch, view, enamour, overhear, entrance, capture, appropriate, see, fascinate, enchant, catch up with, charm, trip up, catch, bewitch, take in, becharm, overtake, conquer, get, grab, trance, take hold of, hitch, pick up, seize, enamor, arrest, captivate
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