capture

[ kap-cher ]
/ ˈkæp tʃər /

verb (used with object), cap·tured, cap·tur·ing.

noun

Origin of capture

1535–45; < Middle French < Latin captūra, equivalent to capt(us) taken (past participle of capere to take) + -ūra -ure

SYNONYMS FOR capture

ANTONYMS FOR capture

1, 6 release.

OTHER WORDS FROM capture

British Dictionary definitions for capturable

capture
/ (ˈkæptʃə) /

verb (tr)

noun

Derived forms of capture

capturer, noun

Word Origin for capture

C16: from Latin captūra a catching, that which is caught, from capere to take

Medical definitions for capturable

capture
[ kăpchər ]

n.

The act of catching, taking, or holding a particle or impulse.