Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CAPTURE
I. noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin captura, from captus
Date: circa 1542
an act or instance of capturing: as, an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile, a move in a board game (as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece, the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission, the act of recording in a permanent file , one that has been taken (as a prize ship),
II. transitive verb (captured; capturing)
Date: 1574
1. to take captive, to gain or win especially through effort ,
2. to emphasize, represent, or preserve (as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form , to record in a permanent file (as in a computer), to captivate and hold the interest of, to take according to the rules of a game, to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle), see: catch