capture

Universal Words verb, noun verb [VN] catch 1 to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or in an enclosed space: Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. * The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. take control 2 to take control of a place, building, etc. using force: The city was captured in 1941. 3 to succeed in getting control of sth that other people are also trying to control: The company has now captured almost 90% of the market. make sb interested 4 ~ sb's attention / imagination / interest to make sb interested in sth: They use puppets to capture the imagination of younger audiences. feeling / atmosphere 5 to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film/movie, etc: The article captured the mood of the nation. film / record / paint 6 [oftenpassive] ~ sb/sth on film / tape / canvas, etc. to film/record/paint, etc. sb/sth: The attack was captured on film by security cameras. sb's heart 7 ~ sb's heart to make sb love you computing 8 to put sth into a computer in a form it can use noun [U] the act of capturing sb/sth or of being captured: the capture of enemy territory * He evaded capture for three days. * data capture