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capture
This word carries a strong sense of permanence and containment. It is not merely about finding something, but about securing it so it cannot escape or disappear. There is often a tension between the hunter and the hunted, or the observer and the fleeting moment. In a creative or digital sense, it suggests a freeze-frame effect. When you capture a mood or an image, you are effectively stealing a slice of time and preserving it for the future, turning a transient experience into a static record.
Countable when referring to a specific event of seizing someone or something. Uncountable when referring to the general process or state of being captured.
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To take someone into possession by force.
"The police managed to capture the suspect after a short chase."
To record or represent a moment, feeling, or image accurately.
"The photographer tried to capture the essence of the city at dawn."