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capture

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  1. catch                 
 
1. cap.ture \'kap-ch*r\ n [MF, fr. L captura, fr. captus, pp. of capere] 1: 
   the act of catching or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile  2: 
   one that has been taken; esp : a prize ship  3: the act of moving so as to 
   take an opponent's chessman or checker  4: the coalescence of an atomic 
   nucleus with an elementary particle that ma y result in an emission from or 
   fission of the nucleus
2. capture \'kap-ch*-rin, 'kap-shrin\ vt or cap.tur.ing 1a: to take captive 
   : WIN GAIN {~ a city}  1b: to preserve in a relatively permanent form  2: 
   to take according to rules of a game  3: to bring about the capture of (an 
   elementary particle)