Meaning & use
capturing
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Taking possession or control of someone or something by force, skill, or recording.
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The photographer excelled at capturing candid moments during the wedding.
Rebel forces succeeded in capturing the town after a two-day siege.
A note on using this word
Used broadly, from military and hunting contexts to photography and the figurative 'capturing someone's attention'.
Words with a similar meaning
seizingrecordingcatching
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Words with an opposite meaning
releasingfreeing
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