capture: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of capture
noun
- countable, uncountable
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- countable, uncountable
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
Example: the capture of a lover’s heart
- countable, uncountable
Something that has been captured; a captive.
- countable, uncountable
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
Example: video capture
Listed forms: captures.
Source: Wiktionary — capture.
verb
- transitive
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
Example: to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
- figuratively, transitive
To take hold of.
Example: The paintings in the gallery really captured my imagination.
- transitive
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
Example: She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
- transitive
To reproduce convincingly.
Example: His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
Listed forms: captures, capturing, captured.
Source: Wiktionary — capture.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for capture.
noun
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- gaining control
- seizure
noun
the act of taking of a person by force
verb
attract; cause to be enamored
verb
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is capture in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of capture
C(3) + A(1) + P(3) + T(1) + U(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of capture
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from capture
127 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in capture. Showing up to 24, longest first.