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capture vs seize

seize vs capture

capture is a noun but seize is not a noun.

capture and seize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capture Yes No Yes No
seize No No Yes No
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of capture; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than capture:
  • capture: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
  • seize: take into your hands deliberately
Other hypernyms of capture include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.
As verbs, capture and seize are synonyms defined as:
  • capture and seize: take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Other synonyms of capture include appropriate, conquer.
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of capture; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than capture:
  • capture: take possession of by force, as after an invasion
  • seize: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Other hypernyms of capture include arrogate, assume, take over, usurp.
capture (noun) seize (noun)
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
the act of taking of a person by force
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
capture (verb) seize (verb)
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping capture the attention or imagination of
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase affect
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible take into your hands deliberately
attract; cause to be enamored take or capture by force
take possession of by force, as after an invasion hook by a pull on the line
bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Difference between capture and seize

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