CAPTURING

Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

Example: "Capture the essence of spring"

• interpret  11
• represent  11

• recapture  13

Attract; cause to be enamored

Example: "She captured all the men's hearts"

• becharm  16
• beguile  10
• bewitch  17
• captivate  16
• catch  12
• charm  12
• enamor  8
• enamour  9
• enchant  12
• entrance  10
• fascinate  14
• trance  8

• appeal  10
• attract  9

• hold  8
• work  11

Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Example: "We finally got the suspect"

• catch  12
• get  4

• clutch  13
• prehend  13
• seize  14

• recapture  13
• retake  10
• lasso  5
• rope  6

Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

Example: "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"

Take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Example: "The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"

• appropriate  17
• conquer  18
• seize  14

• arrogate  9
• assume  8
• seize  14
• take over
• usurp  7

• carry  10

Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

Example: "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"

• catch  12

• acquire  18
• get  4

• hunt  7
• hunt down
• run  3
• track down
• • frog  8
  • bag  6
  • batfowl  15
  • rat  3
  • ensnare  7
  • entrap  8
  • snare  5
  • trammel  11
  • trap  6
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