take into one's possession or control by force

the island was captured by Australian forces in 1914

record accurately in words or pictures

she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods

cause (data) to be stored in a computer

these allow users to capture, edit, and display geographic data

absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle)

the free electrons were moving too rapidly to be captured by nuclei

(of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area