Word Meanings - CAPTURE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone. 2. The securing of an object of strife

Additional info about word: CAPTURE

1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone. 2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. 3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey. Syn. -- Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CAPTURE)

• Arrest Seize
• take
• stop
• capture
• withhold
• restrain
• hold
• detain
• apprehend
• Catch
• Take
• seize
• grip
• clutch
• secure
• ensnare
• snatch
• hit
• arrest
• comprehend
• overtake
• Seize
• grasp
• grapple
• hook

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of CAPTURE)

• Release
• dismiss
• liberate
• free
• discharge
• expedite
• Liberate
• release
• emancipate
• Loosen
• betray
• surrender
• expose
• imperil
• endanger
• open

Related words: (words related to CAPTURE)

• DISMISSIVE
  Giving dismission.
• RELEASE
  To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
• RESTRAINABLE
  Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne.
• DISMISSAL
  Dismission; discharge. Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of immediate dismissal. Motley.
• EXPOSER
  One who exposes or discloses.
• SNATCH
  1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. Pope. 2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to heaven." Thomson. Syn. -- To
• GRASP
  1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of. Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. Shak. 2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with;
• CATCHWORK
  A work or artificial watercourse for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
• APPREHEND
  of, seize; prae before + -hendere ; akin to Gr. 1. To take or seize; to take hold of. We have two hands to apprehended it. Jer. Taylor. 2. Hence: To take or seize by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal. 3. To take hold of with
• CATCHER
  The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, catches.
• DISMISS
  1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away. He dismissed the assembly. Acts xix. 41. Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. Cowper. Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. Dryden.
• EXPOSEDNESS
  The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation.
• CATCHWORD
  The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing. 3. A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as,
• ARRESTIVE
  Tending to arrest. McCosh.
• SECURER
  One who, or that which, secures.
• DETAINMENT
  Detention. Blackstone.
• CATCH TITLE
  A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, etc.
• BETRAYAL
  The act or the result of betraying.
• RESTRAINEDLY
  With restraint. Hammond.
• SECURENESS
  The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from fear; want of vigilance; security.
• SCATCH
  A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth. Bailey.
• UNCOMPREHEND
  To fail to comprehend. Daniel.
• BEAUCATCHER
  A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
• CONY-CATCH
  To deceive; to cheat; to trick. Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in the this business. Shak.
• ENGRAPPLE
  To grapple.
• WORD-CATCHER
  One who cavils at words.
• RECAPTURE
  1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor. 2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
• TORPEDO CATCHER
  A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats.
• INGRAPPLE
  To seize; to clutch; to grapple. Drayton.
• BIRDCATCHER
  One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.