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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capture

/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
cap-ture
IPA
/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that has been captured; a captive.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The recording or storage of something for later playback.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

Transitive verb

verb

To take hold of.

Transitive verb

verb

To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capture (noun), from Latin captūra. Displaced native Old English fenġ (noun) and ġefōn (verb).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/
  • British English: /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

captures (plural) captures (present, singular) capturing (participle, present) captured (participle, past) captured (past)

Derived Forms

aerocapture captee capturability capturable captureless cavicapture cocapture encapture glycocapture immunocapture lithocapture multicapture

Phrases

capture card capture effect capture myopathy capture the flag carbon capture chromosome conformation capture direct air capture electron capture

Frequently Paired Words

caption captivate captive captivity apprehend arrest snapshot take

Synonyms

catch grab seize take away abduct kidnap hold hostage apprehend begripe capture fang grasp

Antonyms

let go liberate release rescue unhand

Rhymes With

recapture rapture enrapture piscicapture uncapture

Questions

How do you pronounce capture?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/.
What does capture mean?
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
Where does capture come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce capture

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “capture”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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