"We finally got the suspect" "Did you catch the thief?" Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase Hitch, tempt, take in, delight, ravish, conquer, beguile, get, witch, spellbind, trip up, transfix, mesmerize, captivate, view, arrest, enamour, grip, trance, jinx, fascinate, enamor, see, enrapture, enthrall, becharm, mesmerise, hex, magnetise, intrigue, hoodwink, transport, catch up with, enthral, watch, seize, entrance, charm, glamour, pick up, overhear, appropriate, catch, influence, magnetize, overtake, grab, enchant, juggle, take hold of, bewitch Trance, get, beguile, becharm, fascinate, conquer, enamor, enchant, appropriate, seize, charm, captivate, enamour, bewitch, catch, entranceĬapture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant verb "capture the essence of Spring" "capture an idea" Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of propertyĪ process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational fieldĪny process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle Princeton's WordNet Rate these synonyms: 3.0 / 1 vote ![]() Compare HINDER OBSTRUCT.Īpprehend, arrest, catch, detain, hold, make prisoner, restrain, secure, seize, stop, take into custody, take prisonerĭischarge, dismiss, free, liberate, release, set freeĪrrested for crime, on suspicion, by the sheriff on, upon, or by virtue of a warrant on final process in execution. Capture is commonly used of seizure by armed force as, to capture a ship, a fort, etc. ![]() In case of an arrest, an officer may secure his prisoner by fetters, by a locked door, or other means effectually to prevent escape. One may be restrained of his liberty without arrest, as in an insane asylum an individual or corporation may be restrained by injunction from selling certain property. But one may be detained by process of law when no offense is alleged against him, as in the case of a witness who is held in a house of detention till a case comes to trial. The legal term arrest carries always the implication of a legal offense this is true even of arresting for debt.
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