capture — OAT

capture

verb

1 a spy had been captured in Moscow:

catch, apprehend, seize, arrest;

take prisoner, take captive, take into custody;

imprison, detain, put/throw in jail, put behind bars, put under lock and key, incarcerate;

lay hold of, abduct, carry off, take;

trap, snare, ensnare, net, hook, reel in, land, beach;

informal nab, collar, lift, nail, bust, pick up, bag, run in, haul in, pull in, feel someone's collar;

British, informal pinch, nick.

▷antonyms free.

2 guerrillas captured a strategic district:

occupy, invade, conquer, seize, take, take over, take possession of, annex, subjugate;

win, gain, secure.

3 haunting music captures the atmosphere of a summer morning:

express, reproduce, represent, show, encapsulate, record.

4 tales of pirates have captured the imagination of children through the centuries:

engage, attract, draw, gain, catch, grab, arrest, seize, hold.

noun

he's extremely dangerous and will do anything to evade capture:

arrest, apprehension, seizure, being trapped, being taken prisoner, being taken captive, being taken into custody, imprisonment, being imprisoned;

informal being nabbed, being collared, being lifted;

British, informal being pinched.

▷antonyms freedom; escape.