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  1. to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force: Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to find and take a person who has done something wrong.

  2. to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force: Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to find and take a person who has done something wrong.

  3. to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force: Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to find and take a person who has done something wrong.

  4. verb (used with object) , cap·tured, cap·tur·ing. to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar. Synonyms: nab, grab, apprehend, snare, arrest, catch. Antonyms: release. to gain control of or exert influence over: an ad that captured our attention;

  5. Synonyms for CAPTURED: arrested, imprisoned, captive, jailed, interned, incarcerated, confined, kidnapped; Antonyms of CAPTURED: free, released, unrestrained, unconfined, liberated, delivered, freed, emancipated.

  6. 1. : an act or instance of capturing: such as. a. : an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile. the capture of the city by enemy forces. The criminals avoided/eluded/escaped capture. … authorities increased the reward for information leading to his capture …—Rachel Schilke. b.

  7. Other forms: captured; capturing; captures The verb to capture means to grab, trap, or take something that doesn't want to be grabbed, trapped, or taken. Hunters, pirates, and kidnappers all capture the things they want.

  8. to gain control of or exert influence over: an ad that captured our attention; a TV show that captured 30% of the prime-time audience. to take possession of, as in a game or contest: to capture a pawn in chess.

  9. capture somebody/something to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or shut them in a space that they cannot escape from. Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. Take your English to the next level.

  10. CAPTURED is a Singapore-based agency made up of six talented creatives with an acclaimed background in photojournalism and narrative photography.