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  • capture — cap|ture1 W3 [ˈkæptʃə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2¦(place/thing )¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4¦(film/record/art)¦ 5 capture somebody s imagination/attention etc 6 capture somebody s heart 7¦(business/politics)¦ 8 capture the headlines 9¦(computer)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • capture — 1 verb (T) 1 PERSON to catch someone in order to make them a prisoner: Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader. 2 PLACE to get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy by fighting for it: The town of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • capture*/*/ — [ˈkæptʃə] verb [T] I 1) to catch a person or animal and stop them from escaping Most of the men had been either killed or captured.[/ex] 2) to get control of something, for example in a war or in business Rebel forces have captured the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • capture — 1. verb 1) Mark Dawes was captured in Moscow Syn: catch, apprehend, seize, arrest 2) guerrillas have captured several towns Syn: occupy, invade, conquer, seize, take • An …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • capture —   Lawe pio, hopu.    ♦ To avoid capture, lele pio …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • avoid — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. ▪ actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately …   Collocations dictionary

  • capture — I UK [ˈkæptʃə(r)] / US [ˈkæptʃər] verb [transitive] Word forms capture : present tense I/you/we/they capture he/she/it captures present participle capturing past tense captured past participle captured ** 1) a) to catch someone so that they… …   English dictionary

  • capture — cap|ture1 [ kæptʃər ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 catch person/animal ▸ 2 take equipment/place ▸ 3 express how someone/something is ▸ 4 record in movie/photo ▸ 5 in games like chess ▸ 6 put data on computer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to catch someone so that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Capture of Shusha — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Capture of Shusha caption= Gagik Avsharyan s restored T 72 tank stands as a memorial commemorating the capture of Shusha. partof=the Nagorno Karabakh War place=Shusha, town in Nagorno Karabakh date=May 8, 1992 – …   Wikipedia

  • capture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CAPTURE ▪ avoid, elude, escape, evade ▪ The refugees evaded capture by hiding in the forest. ▪ lead to ▪ Th …   Collocations dictionary

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