Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To take control or possession of something or someone using force, skill, or careful planning.
Capture
/ˈkæptʃə/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Were they really captured at all?'Our police force has been very efficient in capturing the murderer.Definite proof of radiative capture would sharpen the challenge to theory.
Etymology:
Originating in the early 16th century from the Latin captura, from captus meaning taken or seized, from the verb capere.
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