əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ɪt əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt bɪˈɡaɪl bəˈwɪtʃ ˈkæptɪveɪt ˈkæptəˌveɪt ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ ˈkæp.t͡ʃə ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ ˈkæp.t͡ʃə kæt͡ʃ

ˈkɒŋkə ˈkɑŋkɚ ɪˈnæmə(ɹ) ɪnˈtʃænt ɪnˈtʃɑːnt ɘnˈtʃɐːnt ɛnˈtɹæns ˈfæsɪneɪt siːz ˈsiʒɚ tɹɑːns tɹæns the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board the act of taking of a person by force succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase We finally got the suspect Did you catch the thief? capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping I caught a rabbit in the trap today succeed in representing or expressing something intangible capture the essence of Spring capture an idea attract; cause to be enamored She captured all the men's hearts take possession of by force, as after an invasion the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants The army seized the town The militia captured the castle bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons The star captured a comet any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field