Capture
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NOUN
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
the act of taking of a person by force
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
VERB
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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