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1 to catch a person and keep them as a prisoner : 
Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.40 captured French soldiers
person
Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.40 captured French soldiers2PMA to get control of a place or object that previously belonged to an enemy, during a war : The town was captured after a siege lasting ten days. The Dutch fleet captured two English ships.
place/thing
The town was captured after a siege lasting ten days.The Dutch fleet captured two English ships.3 to catch an animal after chasing or following it : The tiger was finally captured two miles outside the village.
animal
The tiger was finally captured two miles outside the village.4 to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures : These photographs capture the essence of working-class life at the turn of the century. The robbery was captured on police video cameras.
film/record/art
AThese photographs capture the essence of working-class life at the turn of the century.The robbery was captured on police video cameras.5 to make someone feel very interested in something : His stories of foreign adventure captured my imagination.
capture somebody's imagination/attention etc
His stories of foreign adventure captured my imagination.7 to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors : We aim to capture eight percent of the UK wine market. Republicans captured three Senate seats from the Democrats.
business/politics
BWe aim to capture eight percent of the UK wine market.Republicans captured three Senate seats from the Democrats.8 to be talked or written about a lot in the newspapers or on television : Irvine Welsh first captured the headlines with his novel 'Trainspotting'.
capture the headlines
Irvine Welsh first captured the headlines with his novel 'Trainspotting'.9TDTD to put something in a form that a computer can use : The data is captured by an optical scanner.
computer
technicalThe data is captured by an optical scanner.10 to remove one of your opponent's pieces from the board in chess
