Captured

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capture \Cap"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captured}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Capturing}.]
     1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or
        stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
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     2. to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or
        images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist
        captured the expression of grief on his face.
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     3. (Games) to take control of, or remove from play; as, to
        capture a piece in chess.
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     4. to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to
        capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of
        the nation.
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     5. (Computers) to record (data) in a computer-readable form;
        as, to capture a transaction in a database.
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              Her heart is like some fortress that has been
              captured.                             --W. Ivring.
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