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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Capture

Căp't'ure, n.

noun

(kăpt'yur) (53), n. [Fr. capture, Pr. captura, Lat. captura, from capere, to take.]

  1. The act of taking or seizing by force; seizure; arrest; as, the capture of an enemy.
  2. The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise, or stratagem.

Syn.—Seizure; arrest; detention.

Căp't/ure, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To take or seize by force, surprise, or stratagem. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Irving.