Meaning

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

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

  "the capture of a lover's heart"

• Something that has been captured; a captive.

• The recording or storage of something for later playback.

  "video capture"

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

Meaning

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

  "to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal"

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

  "She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs."

• To reproduce convincingly.

  "His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work."

• To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

  "He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move."