Synonyms: capture, seizure, gaining control
Definition: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Similar words: getting, acquiring
Definition: the act of acquiring something
Usage: I envied his talent for acquiring; he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Synonyms: capture
Definition: the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Similar words: chess move
Definition: the act of moving a chess piece
Definition: the act of taking of a person by force
Similar words: felony
Definition: a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
Synonyms: capture
Definition: any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
Similar words: natural action, natural process, action, activity
Definition: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Usage: the action of natural forces; volcanic activity
Synonyms: capture
Definition: a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Similar words: natural action, natural process, action, activity
Definition: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Usage: the action of natural forces; volcanic activity
Definition: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Usage: We finally got the suspect; Did you catch the thief?
Similar words: prehend, seize, clutch
Definition: take hold of; grab
Usage: The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter; She clutched her purse; The mother seized her child by the arm; Birds of prey often seize small mammals
Definition: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Usage: I caught a rabbit in the trap today
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work
Synonyms: capture
Definition: succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
Usage: capture the essence of Spring; capture an idea
Similar words: represent, interpret
Definition: create an image or likeness of
Usage: The painter represented his wife as a young girl
Synonyms: charm, captivate, capture, catch, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, beguile, bewitch, becharm, trance
Definition: attract; cause to be enamored
Usage: She captured all the men's hearts
Similar words: appeal, attract
Definition: be attractive to
Usage: The idea of a vacation appeals to me; The beautiful garden attracted many people
Synonyms: capture, seize, conquer, appropriate
Definition: take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Usage: the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants; The army seized the town; The militia captured the castle
Similar words: take over, seize, usurp, assume, arrogate
Definition: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Usage: He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town; he usurped my rights; She seized control of the throne after her husband died
Synonyms: capture
Definition: bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
Usage: This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons; The star captured a comet
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue