·noun The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
II. Capture ·noun The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
III. Capture ·vt To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
IV. Capture ·noun The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.