Cap"ture , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captured (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Capturing.]
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.
Cap"ture (?), n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See Caitiff, and cf.
aptive.]
1. 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.
Even with regard to captures made at sea.
Bluckstone.
2. The securing of an object
of strife or desire, as
by the power of some
attraction.
3.
The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
Syn. --
Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
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