■ verb
1》 take into one's possession or control by force.
↘(in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece).
2》 record or express accurately in words or pictures.
3》 cause (data) to be stored in a computer.
4》 Physics absorb (a particle).
■ noun the action of capturing or the fact of being ~d.
↘a person or thing that has been ~d.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C16 (asnoun): from Fr., from L. captura , from capt- , capere 'seize, take'.