English-Thai Dictionary
captain
N กัปตัน หัวหน้า ผู้ควบคุม เรือ shipmaster kab-tan
captain
N หัวหน้า ทีม leader commander hua-na-tim
captain of industry
SL นายทุน nai-tun
caption
N คำบรรยาย ใต้ ภาพ kam-ban-yai-tai-phab
captious
ADJ ที่ บ่น กับ เรื่องไร้สาระ ti-bon-kab-rueang-rai-sa-ra
captivate
VT หว่าน เสน่ห์ ทำให้ หลงใหล charm fascinate wan-sa-ne
captivating
ADJ ที่ มีเสน่ห์ charming ti-me-sa-ne
captive
ADJ ที่ ไม่ สามารถ หนี ได้ confined restrained imprisoned ti-mai-sa-mad-ne-dai
captive
N นักโทษ prisoner nak-thod
captivity
N การถูก กักขัง การถูก จองจำ imprisonment confinement kan-tuk-kak-kang
captor
N ผู้ จับ ผู้ ที่จับ กุม ผู้อื่น หรือ สัตว์ อื่น phu-jab
capture
VT จับกุม seize take apprehend jab-kum
capture
VT เข้า ครอบครอง ที่ดิน occupy conquer kaol-krob-krong-ti-din
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CAPTAIN
n. 1. Literally, a head or chief officer; appropriately, the military officer who commands a company, whether of infantry, cavalry, artillery or matrosses.
2. The commander of a ship of war, or of a merchantman. But the latter is often called a master.
3. The commander of a military band, a sense that occurs in the sciptures; as a captain of fifty.
4. A man skilled in war or military affairs; as, Lord Wellington is a great captain.
5. A chief commander. Shak. But in this sense rarely used, but in composition.
Captain-general, is the commander in chief of an army, or of the militia. The covernor of a state is Captain-General of the militia.
Captain-Lieutenant, is an officer, who with the rank of captain and pay of lieutenant, commands a company or troop. Thus the colonel of a regiment being the captain of the first company, that company is commanded by a Captain-Lieutenant.
Captain-Bashaw, or Capudan Bashaw, in Turkey, is the High Admiral.
CAPTAIN
a.Chief; valiant.
CAPTAINCY
n. 1. The rank, post or commission of a captain.
2. The jurisdiction of a captain, or commander, as in South America.
CAPTAINRY
n.The power or command over a certain district; chieftainship.
CAPTAINSHIP
n. 1. The condition or post of a captain or chief commander.
2. The rank, quality or post of a captain. In lieu of this captaincy is now used.
3. The command of a clan, or government of a certain district.
4. Skill in military affairs.
CAPTATION
n.The act or practice of catching favor or applause, by flattery or address.
CAPTION
n. 1. The act of taking, or apprehending by a judicial process.
2. A certificate signed by commissioners in Chancery, declaring when and where the commission was executed.
3. A preamble.
4. In Scots law, a writ issued at the instance of a creditor, commanding an officer to take and imprison the debtor, till he pays the debt.
CAPTIOUS
a. 1. Disposed to find fault, or raise objections; apt to cavil, as in popular language, it is said, apt to catch at; as a captious man.
2. Fitted to catch or ensnare; insidious; as a captious question.
3. Proceeding from a caviling disposition; as a captious objection or criticism.
CAPTIOUSLY
adv. In a captious manner; with an inclination or intention to object, or censure.
CAPTIOUSNESS
n.Disposition to find fault; inclination to object; peevishness.
CAPTIVATE
v.t. 1. To take prisoner; to seize by force; as an enemy in war.
2. To subdue; to bring into bondage.
3. To overpower and gain with excellence or beauty; to charm; to engage the affections; to bind in love.
4. To enslave; with to; as, captivated to error.
CAPTIVATE
a.Taken prisoner.
CAPTIVATED
pp. Made prisoner; charmed.
CAPTIVATING
ppr. 1. Taking prisoner; engaging the affections.
2. a. Having power to engage the affections.
CAPTIVATION
n.The act of taking a prisoner; a taking one captive.
CAPTIVE
n. 1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem in war, by an enemy; followed by to; as a captive to the victor.
2. One who is charmed or subdued by beauty or excellence; one whose affections are seized, or who is held by strong ties of love.
3. One who is ensnared by love or flattery, or by wiles. 2 Timothy 2:26.
4. A slave. Anciently captives were enslaved by their conquerors. But in modern times, they are not made slaves in Christian countries; and the word captive, in a literal sense, rarely signifies a slave.
CAPTIVE
v.t.To take prisoner; to bring into subjection.
CAPTIVITY
n. 1. The state of being a prisoner, or of being in the power of an enemy by force or the fate of war.
2. Subjection to love.
3. Subjection; a state of being under control.
Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 1 :5.
4. Subjection; servitude; slavery.
But I see another law in my members--bringing me into captivity to the law of sin. Romans 7:23.
To lead captivity captive, in scripture, is to subdue those who have held others in slavery, or captivity. Psalm 68:18.
CAPTOR
n.One who takes, as a prisoner or a prize. It is appropriately one who takes a prize at sea.
CAPTURE
n. 1. In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem.
2. The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem.
3. Seizure; arrest as the capture of a criminal or debtor.
CAPTURE
v.t.To take or seize by force, surprise or stratagem, as an enemy or his property; to take by force under the authority of a commission; as to capture a ship.
CAPTURED
pp. Taken as a prize.
CAPTURING
ppr. Seizing as a prize.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CAPTAIN
Cap "tain, n. Etym: [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano ), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under Chief, and cf. Chieftain. ]
1. A head, or chief officer; as: (a ) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service. (b ) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the ermy. (c ) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain. (d ) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel. (e ) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc. (f ) The foreman of a body of workmen.(g ) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team. A trainband captain eke was he. Cowper. The Rhodian captain, relying on. .. the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards. Arbuthnot.
2. A military leader; a warrior. Foremost captain of his time. Tennyson. Captain general. (a ) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the militia. (b ) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent islands. -- Captain lieutenant, a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first company of an English regiment.
CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN Cap "tain, v. t.
Defn: To act as captain of; to lead. [R.] Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms. Lowell.
CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN Cap "tain, a.
Defn: Chief; superior. [R.] captain jewes in the carcanet. Shak.
CAPTAINCY
Cap "tain *cy, n.; pl. Captaincies (.
Defn: The rank, post, or commission of a captain. Washington. Captaincy general, the office, power, teritory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands ).
CAPTAINRY
Cap "tain *ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capitainerie.]
Defn: Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship. [Obs. ]
CAPTAINSHIP
CAPTAINSHIP Cap "tain *ship, n.
1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander. "To take the captainship. " Shak.
2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
CAPTATION
Cap *ta `tion, n. Etym: [L. captatio, fr. captare to catch, intens of caper to take: cf. F. captation. ]
Defn: A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction. [Obs. ] Without any of those dresses, or popular captations, which some men use in their speeches. Eikon Basilike.
CAPTION
Cap "tion, n. Etym: [L. captio, fr. caper to take. In senses 3 and 4,perhaps confounded in meaning with L. caput a head. See Capacious. ]
1. A caviling; a sophism. [Obs. ] This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. Bacon.
2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] Bouvier.
3. (Law )
Defn: That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc. , which shows where, when, and by what authority, it taken, found, or executed. Bouvier. Wharton.
4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]
CAPTIOUS
Cap "tious, a. Etym: [F. captieux, L. captiosus. See Caption. ]
1. Art to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please. A captius and suspicious. Stillingfleet. I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to adbide the test of a captious controversy. Bwike.
2. Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome. Captious restraints on navigation. Bancroft.
Syn. -- Caviling, carping, fault-finding; censorious; hypercritical; peevish, fretful; perverse; troublesome. -- Captious, caviling, Carping. A captious person is one who has a fault-finding habit or manner, or is disposed to catch at faults, errors, etc. , with quarrelsome intent; a caviling person is disposed to raise objections on frivolous grounds; carping implies that one is given to ill-natured, persistent, or unreasonable fault-finding, or picking up of the words or actions of others. Caviling is the carping of argument, carping the caviling of ill temper. C. J. Smith.
CAPTIOUSLY
CAPTIOUSLY Cap "tious *ly, adv.
Defn: In a captious manner.
CAPTIOUSNESS
CAPTIOUSNESS Cap "tious *ness, n.
Defn: Captious disposition or manner.
CAPTIVATE
Cap "ti *vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p. pr. & vb. n.Captivating. ] Etym: [L. captivatus, p. p. of captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See Captive. ]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs. ] Their woes whom fortune captivates. Shak.
2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts. Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. W. Irving.
Syn. -- To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch; facinate; capture; lead captive.
CAPTIVATE
Cap "ti *vate, p. a. Etym: [L. captivatus.]
Defn: Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed. Women have been captivate ere now. Shak.
CAPTIVATING
CAPTIVATING Cap "ti *va `ting, a.
Defn: Having power to captivate or cham; fascinating; as, captivating smiles. -- Cap "tiva `ting *ly, adv.
CAPTIVATION
Cap "ti *va `tion, n. Etym: [L. capticatio.]
Defn: The act of captivating. [R.] The captivation of our understanding. Bp. Hall.
CAPTIVE
Cap "tive, n. Etym: [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F. captif. See Caitiff. ]
1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp. , by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another. Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains. Milton.
2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
CAPTIVE
CAPTIVE Cap "tive, a.
1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. A poor, miserable, captive thrall. Milton.
2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. Shak.
3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
CAPTIVE
Cap "tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captived; p. pr. & vb. n. Captiving.]
Defn: To take prisoner; to capture. Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. Burke.
CAPTIVITY
Cap *tiv "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivité. ]
1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. Dryden.
2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Sink in the soft captivity together. Addison.
Syn. -- Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.
CAPTOR
Cap "tor, n. Etym: [L., a cather (of animals ), fr. caper to take. ]
Defn: One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize.
CAPTURE
Cap "ture, n. Etym: [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F. capture. See Caitiff, and cf. aptive.]
1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal. Even with regard to captures made at sea. Bluckstone.
2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
Syn. -- Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.
CAPTURE
Cap "ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captured; p. pr. & vb. n. Capturing. ]
Defn: To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort. Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured. W. Ivring.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Capt.
Capt. ▶abbreviation Captain.
captain
cap tain |ˈkaptən ˈkæptən | ▶noun the person in command of a ship. • the pilot in command of a civil aircraft. • a naval officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Navy or Coast Guard ) an officer ranking above commander and below commodore. • an army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force ) an officer ranking above first lieutenant and below major. • a police officer in charge of a precinct, ranking below a chief: captain of the 20th precinct. • the head of a precinct's fire department. • the leader of a team, esp. in sports. • a powerful or influential person in a particular field: a captain of industry. • a political party leader in a local district. • a supervisor of waiters or bellboys. ▶verb [ with obj. ] be the captain of (a ship, aircraft, or sports team ). DERIVATIVES cap tain cy |-tənsē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘chief or leader ’): from Old French capitain (superseding earlier chevetaigne ‘chieftain ’), from late Latin capitaneus ‘chief, ’ from Latin caput, capit- ‘head. ’
Captain Cooker
Cap |tain Cook ¦er |ˌkaptɪn ˈkʊkə | ▶noun NZ a wild boar. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Captain J. Cook (see Cook, Captain James ), who brought domesticated pigs (from which the wild boar is supposedly descended ) to New Zealand.
captain general
cap tain gen er al |ˈkæptən ˈʤɛn (ə )rəl | ▶noun an honorary rank of senior officer in the British army, most commonly in an artillery regiment.
captain's chair
cap tain's chair ▶noun a wooden chair with a row of vertical spindles supporting a bar that forms the back and armrests.
captain's mast
cap tain's mast ▶noun see mast 1.
captan
cap tan |ˈkapˌtan ˈkæptæn | ▶noun a synthetic fungicide derived from a mercaptan.
captcha
captcha |ˈkapSHə ˈkæpʃə |(also CAPTCHA ) ▶noun a program or system intended to distinguish human from machine input, typically as a way of thwarting spam and automated extraction of data from websites. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: acronym from completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart .
caption
cap tion |ˈkapSHən ˈkæpʃən | ▶noun a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster. • a piece of text appearing on a movie or television screen as part of a movie or broadcast. • Law the heading of a legal document. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be captioned ) provide (an illustration ) with a title or explanation: the drawings were captioned with humorous texts | [ with two objs. ] : the photograph was captioned “Three little maids.” ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture ’): from Latin caption-, from capere ‘take, seize. ’ Early senses ‘arrest ’ and ‘warrant for arrest ’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued ’ (late 17th cent. ): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or appended wording ’ (late 18th cent ).
captious
cap tious |ˈkapSHəs ˈkæpʃəs | ▶adjective formal (of a person ) tending to find fault or raise petty objections. DERIVATIVES cap tious ly adverb, cap tious ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘intended to deceive someone ’): from Old French captieux or Latin captiosus, from captio (n- ) ‘seizing, ’ (figuratively ) ‘deceiving ’ (see caption ).
captivate
cap ti vate |ˈkaptəˌvāt ˈkæptəˌveɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm: he was captivated by her beauty. DERIVATIVES cap ti va tion |ˌkaptəˈvāSHən |noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin captivat- ‘taken captive, ’ from the verb captivare, from captivus (see captive ).
captivating
cap ti vat ing |ˈkaptəˌvātiNG ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ | ▶adjective capable of attracting and holding interest; charming: a captivating smile. DERIVATIVES cap ti vat ing ly |-ˌvātiNGlē |adverb
captive
cap tive |ˈkaptiv ˈkæptɪv | ▶noun a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined. ▶adjective imprisoned or confined: the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive | a captive animal. • [ attrib. ] having no freedom to choose alternatives or to avoid something: advertisements at the movie theater reach a captive audience . • (of a facility or service ) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an establishment or company: a captive power plant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take. ’
captive balloon
cap tive bal loon ▶noun a lighter-than-air balloon secured by a rope to the ground, used to carry radar equipment or for parachute jumps.
captivity
cap tiv i ty |kapˈtivitē kæpˈtɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. captivities ) the condition of being imprisoned or confined: he was released after 865 days in captivity | the third month of their captivity. • (the Captivity ) short for Babylonian Captivity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive ’ (see captive ).
captor
cap tor |ˈkaptər, -ˌtôr ˈkæptər | ▶noun a person or animal that catches or confines another. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from capt- ‘seized, taken, ’ from the verb capere.
capture
cap ture |ˈkapCHər ˈkæptʃər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] take into one's possession or control by force: the Russians captured 13,000 men. • record or express accurately in words or pictures: she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods. • Physics absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle ). • (in chess and other board games ) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece ) from the board. • Astronomy (of a star, planet, or other celestial body ) bring (a less massive body ) permanently within its gravitational influence. • (of a stream ) divert the upper course of (another stream ) by encroaching on its catchment area. • cause (data ) to be stored in a computer or in a digital format. ▶noun the action of capturing or of being captured: the capture of the city marks the high point of his career | he was killed while resisting capture. • a person or thing that has been captured. PHRASES capture someone's imagination (or attention ) fascinate someone: the project has captured the imagination of the local public. DERIVATIVES cap tur er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a noun ): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken, ’ from the verb capere.
capture-the-flag
cap ture-the-flag ▶noun a game in which two teams each hide a colored cloth, representing the team's flag, and then try to find the other team's flag and return with it to their home base.
Oxford Dictionary
Capt.
Capt. ▶abbreviation Captain.
captain
cap |tain |ˈkaptɪn | ▶noun 1 the person in command of a ship. • the pilot in command of a civil aircraft. • a rank of naval officer above commander and below commodore. • a rank of officer in the army and in the US and Canadian air forces, above lieutenant and below major. 2 the leader of a team, especially in sports. • a powerful or influential person in a particular field: a captain of industry. • Brit. a head boy or girl in a school. • N. Amer. a supervisor of waiters or bellboys. 3 (in the US ) a police officer in charge of a precinct, ranking below a chief. ▶verb [ with obj. ] be the captain of (a ship, aircraft, or sports team ). DERIVATIVES captaincy noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘chief or leader ’): from Old French capitain (superseding earlier chevetaigne ‘chieftain ’), from late Latin capitaneus ‘chief ’, from Latin caput, capit- ‘head ’.
Captain Cooker
Cap |tain Cook ¦er |ˌkaptɪn ˈkʊkə | ▶noun NZ a wild boar. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Captain J. Cook (see Cook, Captain James ), who brought domesticated pigs (from which the wild boar is supposedly descended ) to New Zealand.
captain general
cap |tain gen |eral ▶noun an honorary rank of senior officer in the British army, most commonly in an artillery regiment.
captain's chair
captain's chair ▶noun a wooden chair with a back that curves round to form armrests.
captan
captan |ˈkapt (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a synthetic fungicide and insecticide derived from a mercaptan.
captcha
captcha |ˈkaptʃə |(also CAPTCHA ) ▶noun a computer program or system intended to distinguish human from machine input, typically as a way of thwarting spam and automated extraction of data from websites. ORIGIN early 21st cent.: acronym from Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart .
caption
cap |tion |ˈkapʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster. • a piece of text appearing on a cinema or television screen as part of a film or broadcast. • Law the heading of a legal document. ▶verb [ with obj. ] provide (an illustration ) with a title or explanation: [ with two objs ] : the photograph was captioned ‘Three little maids ’. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture ’): from Latin captio (n- ), from capere ‘take, seize ’. Early senses ‘arrest ’ and ‘warrant for arrest ’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued ’ (late 17th cent. ): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or accompanying wording ’ (late 18th cent. ).
captious
captious |ˈkapʃəs | ▶adjective formal tending to find fault or raise petty objections: a captious teacher. DERIVATIVES captiously adverb, captiousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘intended to deceive someone ’): from Old French captieux or Latin captiosus, from captio (n- )‘seizing ’, (figuratively ) ‘deceiving ’ (see caption ).
captivate
cap ¦tiv |ate |ˈkaptɪveɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm: he was captivated by her beauty. DERIVATIVES captivation |-ˈveɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin captivat- ‘taken captive ’, from the verb captivare, from captivus (see captive ).
captivating
cap ¦tiv |at ¦ing |ˈkaptɪveɪtɪŋ | ▶adjective capable of attracting and holding interest; charming: a captivating smile. DERIVATIVES captivatingly adverb
captive
cap |tive |ˈkaptɪv | ▶noun a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined. ▶adjective 1 imprisoned or confined: the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive | a captive animal. • [ attrib. ] having no freedom to choose alternatives or to avoid something: advertisements at the cinema reach a captive audience. 2 (of a facility or service ) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an organization: a captive power plant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take ’.
captive balloon
cap |tive bal |loon ▶noun a lighter-than-air balloon secured by a rope to the ground, used to carry radar equipment or for parachute jumps.
captivity
cap ¦tiv |ity |kapˈtɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. captivities ) [ mass noun ] the condition of being imprisoned or confined: he was released after 865 days in captivity | the third month of their captivity passed. • (the Captivity ) short for Babylonian Captivity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive ’ (see captive ).
captor
cap ¦tor |ˈkaptə | ▶noun a person that catches or confines another. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from capt- ‘seized, taken ’, from the verb capere.
capture
cap |ture |ˈkaptʃə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 take into one's possession or control by force: the island was captured by Australian forces in 1914. • (in chess and other board games ) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece ) from the board. • Astronomy (of a star, planet, or other celestial body ) bring (a less massive body ) permanently within its gravitational influence. 2 record accurately in words or pictures: she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods. 3 cause (data ) to be stored in a computer. 4 Physics absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle ). 5 (of a stream ) divert the upper course of (another stream ) by encroaching on its catchment area. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of capturing or of being captured: the capture of the city | he was killed while resisting capture. • [ count noun ] a person or thing that has been captured. PHRASES capture someone's imagination (or attention ) fascinate someone: the project has captured the imagination of the local public. DERIVATIVES capturer noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a noun ): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken ’, from the verb capere.
capture-the-flag
cap ture-the-flag ▶noun a game in which two teams each hide a colored cloth, representing the team's flag, and then try to find the other team's flag and return with it to their home base.
American Oxford Thesaurus
captain
captain noun 1 the ship's captain: commander, master; informal skipper. 2 the team captain: leader, head; informal boss, skipper. 3 a captain of industry: magnate, tycoon, industrialist; chief, head, leader, principal; informal boss, number one, bigwig, big shot, big gun, big cheese, big kahuna, honcho, top dog, top banana. ▶verb a vessel captained by a cutthroat: command, run, be in charge of, control, manage, govern; informal skipper.
caption
caption noun the captions are written in German: title, heading, wording, head, legend, subtitle; rubric, slogan.
captivate
captivate verb audiences are captivated by his energy: enthrall, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture, delight, attract, allure; engross, mesmerize, spellbind, hypnotize. ANTONYMS repel, bore.
captive
captive noun release the captives: prisoner, convict, detainee, inmate, abductee; prisoner of war, POW, internee; informal jailbird, con, yardbird, lifer. ▶adjective captive wild animals: confined, caged, incarcerated, locked up; jailed, imprisoned, in prison, interned, detained, in captivity, under lock and key, behind bars.
captivity
captivity noun these creatures will languish in captivity: imprisonment, confinement, internment, incarceration, detention, custody. ANTONYMS freedom.
capture
capture verb 1 the spy was captured that night along with the documents: catch, apprehend, seize, arrest; take prisoner, take captive, imprison, detain, put /throw in jail, put behind bars, put under lock and key, incarcerate; informal nab, collar, bag, pick up. ANTONYMS free. 2 guerrillas captured a strategic district: occupy, invade, conquer, seize, take, take over, take possession of. 3 the music captured the atmosphere of a summer morning: express, reproduce, represent, encapsulate. 4 the tales of pirates captured the children's imaginations: engage, attract, catch, seize, hold. ▶noun he tried to evade capture: arrest, apprehension, seizure, being taken prisoner, being taken captive, imprisonment.
Oxford Thesaurus
captain
captain noun 1 the ship's captain: commander, master, skipper; informal old man. 2 the cup was presented to the winning team's captain: leader, head, skipper; representative, figurehead; informal boss. 3 a captain of industry: magnate, tycoon, mogul, grandee, baron, nabob, mandarin, industrialist; chief, head, leader, boss, principal; informal number one, bigwig, big wheel, big cheese, big shot, big gun, big noise, top dog, fat cat; N. Amer. informal honcho, kahuna, top banana, big enchilada, macher. ▶verb a small vessel captained by a cut-throat: command, skipper, run, be in charge of, have charge of, control, have control of, govern, preside over, direct, rule, manage, supervise, superintend.
caption
caption noun he designed a series of posters with the caption ‘No one is innocent ’: title, heading, wording, head, legend, inscription, explanation, description, rubric, label, motto, slogan.
captious
captious adjective the losers were glum and captious: critical, fault-finding, quibbling, niggling, cavilling, carping, criticizing, disapproving, censorious, judgemental, overcritical, hypercritical, pedantic, hair-splitting, pettifogging; informal nitpicking, pernickety. ANTONYMS forgiving, easy-going.
captivate
captivate verb his audiences found themselves captivated by his energy and enthusiasm: enthral, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture, delight, attract, allure, lure; win, ensnare, dazzle, absorb, engross, rivet, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind; infatuate, enamour, seduce, woo, ravish. ANTONYMS repel; bore.
captivating
captivating adjective a lively and captivating young girl: charming, enchanting, bewitching, fascinating, beguiling, entrancing, alluring, engaging, interesting, winning, delightful; attractive, beautiful, charismatic; dazzling, engrossing, riveting, gripping, enthralling, spellbinding, seductive. ANTONYMS repellent; boring.
captive
captive noun the policeman put handcuffs on the captive: prisoner, convict, detainee, inmate; prisoner of war, POW, internee, hostage; slave, bondsman; informal jailbird, con; Brit. informal (old ) lag; N. Amer. informal yardbird. ▶adjective she was against keeping wild animals captive: confined, caged, incarcerated, locked up, penned up; chained, shackled, fettered, ensnared; restrained, under restraint, restricted, secure; jailed, imprisoned, in prison, interned, detained, in captivity, under lock and key, behind bars, in bondage, taken prisoner; captured. ANTONYMS free.
captivity
captivity noun he was weakened by his captivity: imprisonment, confinement, internment, incarceration, custody, detention, restraint, constraint, committal, arrest; bondage, slavery, servitude, enslavement, subjugation, subjection; literary thraldom, thrall; archaic duress, durance. ANTONYMS freedom.
captor
captor noun he managed to escape from his captors: jailer, guard, incarcerator, custodian, keeper, enslaver; Law detainer.
capture
capture verb 1 a spy had been captured in Moscow: catch, apprehend, seize, arrest; take prisoner, take captive, take into custody; imprison, detain, put /throw in jail, put behind bars, put under lock and key, incarcerate; lay hold of, abduct, carry off, take; trap, snare, ensnare, net, hook, reel in, land, beach; informal nab, collar, pinch, lift, nail, bust, pick up, bag, run in, haul in, pull in, feel someone's collar; Brit. informal nick. ANTONYMS free. 2 guerrillas captured a strategic district: occupy, invade, conquer, seize, take, take over, take possession of, annex, subjugate; win, gain, secure. 3 haunting music captures the atmosphere of a summer morning: express, reproduce, represent, show, encapsulate, record. 4 tales of pirates have captured the imagination of children through the centuries: engage, attract, draw, gain, catch, grab, arrest, seize, hold. ▶noun he's extremely dangerous and will do anything to evade capture: arrest, apprehension, seizure, being trapped, being taken prisoner, being taken captive, being taken into custody, imprisonment, being imprisoned; informal being nabbed, being collared, being pinched, being lifted. ANTONYMS freedom; escape.
Duden Dictionary
Captain
Cap tain Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkɛptn̩ |der Captain; Genitiv: des Captains, Plural: die Captains englisch captain 1 schweizerisch Mannschaftsführer, -sprecher 2 englische Bezeichnung für Kapitän
Captatio Benevolentiae
Cap ta tio Be ne vo len ti ae , Cap ta tio Be ne vo len tiae Substantiv, feminin Stilkunde , die |Capt a tio Benevol e ntiae …i̯ɛ |die Captatio Benevolentiae; der Captatio Benevolentiae lateinisch = Haschen nach Wohlwollen das Werben um die Gunst des Publikums mit bestimmten Redewendungen
Captcha
Cap t cha Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , der oder das |ˈkɛpt͜ʃɐ |der oder das Captcha; Genitiv: des Captchas, Plural: die Captchas Kurzwort aus englisch c ompletely a utomated p ublic T uring test to tell c omputers and h umans a part; nach dem britischen Mathematiker A. M. Turing (1912 –1954 )Test, mit dem festgestellt werden kann, ob sich ein Mensch oder ein Computer eines Programms bedient
French Dictionary
captage
captage n. m. nom masculin Action de capter; son résultat.
capter
capter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Intercepter, recevoir (une émission ). : À la maison, nous ne captons pas bien cette chaîne de télévision. 2 Recueillir (un fluide, une énergie ). : Capter les rayons du soleil. SYNONYME intercepter . 3 Chercher à obtenir. : Il captait si bien notre attention. aimer
capteur
capteur n. m. nom masculin Dispositif destiné à détecter un phénomène physique afin de le représenter sous la forme d ’un signal. LOCUTION Capteur solaire. Dispositif emmagasinant l ’énergie solaire pour la transformer en énergie thermique ou électrique.
captif
captif , ive adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui est privé de sa liberté. : Un animal captif. SYNONYME emprisonné ; prisonnier .
captivant
captivant , ante adj. adjectif Qui retient l ’attention, qui charme. : Des films captivants. SYNONYME envoûtant ; fascinant ; passionnant ; prenant . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable captivant . Il raconte des histoires captivant les enfants.
captiver
captiver v. tr. verbe transitif Passionner, séduire. : Cette conférence a captivé les élèves. SYNONYME enchanter ; envoûter ; fasciner ; intéresser . aimer
captivité
captivité n. f. nom féminin 1 État de prisonnier. Note Technique Le nom s ’emploie dans un contexte historique ou pour désigner l ’état de celui qui est prisonnier de guerre. Aujourd ’hui, on emploie plutôt le nom emprisonnement. 2 Privation de liberté. : Des animaux élevés en captivité.
capture
capture n. f. nom féminin 1 Arrestation. : Les policiers annoncent la capture d ’un dangereux bandit. 2 Prise. : La capture d ’un ours polaire.
capturer
capturer v. tr. verbe transitif S ’emparer d ’un être vivant. : Il a capturé un tigre. Le malfaiteur a été capturé. Note Technique Lorsque le complément du verbe désigne une chose, on emploie plutôt s ’emparer de, prendre. FORME FAUTIVE capturer. Anglicisme au sens de saisir (le sens de quelque chose ). aimer
Spanish Dictionary
captación
captación nombre femenino Acción de captar :campaña de captación; capacidad de captación .
captador, -ra
captador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 Que capta :un aparato captador de voz; está en contacto con el dispositivo captador .2 nombre masculino Dispositivo sensible a las variaciones de una magnitud física, que proporciona una señal útil, normalmente eléctrica :captador solar; el programa se basa en un captador de impulsos magnéticos .
captar
captar verbo transitivo 1 Percibir por los sentidos lo que hay o lo que sucede alrededor :capta el cambio operado en la casa en los días que ha estado en el hospital .2 Recoger mediante algún mecanismo sonidos, imágenes, etc. , del exterior para tenerlos registrados o poderlos transmitir :con el plano medio se capta a un hombre hasta la cintura; esta lámpara está provista de un dispositivo que, mediante infrarrojos, capta el movimiento de cualquier persona o vehículo; la cadena mexicana se capta en nuestro país a través de antena parabólica .3 Comprender, advertir o enterarse [una persona ] de los indicios, los matices, el sentido o la interpretación de una cosa :captaba la contradicción implícita en la situación; el que mejor capta el espíritu con el que está hecha la película es Ray Charles; el neófito es incapaz de percibir lo que capta un especialista al estudiar los resultados de un análisis o de un experimento .4 Recoger o reunir convenientemente las aguas que proceden de diversos lugares para hacer uso de ellas .5 Atraer [una persona ] hacia sí la atención, la voluntad, el afecto o el interés de alguien :captan la atención de la mayor parte de la audiencia; crearon una narrativa con fines publicitarios que captara el interés de la audiencia femenina; el partido quería captar votos para ganar las elecciones; las sectas intentan captar adeptos . VÉASE captar la onda . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín captare ‘tratar de coger ’, frecuentativo de capere ‘tomar ’, ‘coger ’. Del mismo origen que catar (V.), mantiene especialmente usos figurados. De la raíz indoeuropea de caber (V.).
captor, -ra
captor, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que captura o apresa .
captura
captura nombre femenino 1 Acción de capturar :la captura de ballenas .2 Pesca (animal o animales capturados ):las capturas fueron abundantes . VÉASE orden de búsqueda y captura .
capturar
capturar verbo transitivo 1 Apresar a una persona a la que se persigue por ser considerada delincuente :la policía consiguió capturar a los criminales .2 Apresar a una persona, animal o cosa que ofrece resistencia :el pescador capturó dos atunes .
capturista
capturista nombre común Méx Persona que se dedica al registro de datos en una computadora .
Sanseido Dictionary
CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN キャプテン 〖 Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information Network 〗 →キャプテン
CAPTCHA
CAPTCHA キャプチャ 〖 completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart 〗情報システムがサービスを提供する際 ，利用者が 「人間かコンピューターか 」を自動的に判断するために示す画像 。自動解析が困難な歪 （ひず ）んだ文字列などを表示して ，その入力を促す 。正しい文字列が入力されたら ，利用者を人間と判断する 。ボット （自動処理プログラム ）がサービスを不正利用するのを防ぐために用いる 。〔コンピューターと人間を区別する完全自動の公開チューリング -テストの意 〕 →ボット →チューリング -テスト
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Capt
Capt .Captain .
captain
cap tain /kǽpt (ə )n |-tɪn / (!( 海事や呼びかけでまた /kǽp (ə )n /)) 〖語源は 「頭 （かしら ）」(head )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖時に呼びかけで 〗船長 , 艦長 ; 機長 .2 (スポーツチームなどの )キャプテン , 主将 ; ｟英 ｠(工場などの )現地主任, (学級の )級長 ▸ You are (the ) captain of the team .君がチームのキャプテンだ (!通例無冠詞 ) 3 (集団などの )長 ; 指導者 , 指揮者 ▸ captains of industry 産業界の指導者, 大実業家 4 〖時に呼びかけで 〗陸軍大尉 〘陸軍の尉官の最上位 〙; 海軍大佐 ; ｟米 ｠空軍 [海兵隊 ]大尉 ▸ a captain general 総司令官 5 ｟米 ｠(警察組織の )警部 ; 分署長 .6 ｟米 ｠(ホテル 食堂などの )ボーイ長 .動詞 他動詞 〈人が 〉〈チーム 人など 〉を指揮 [統率 ]する ; …の長 [キャプテン ]を務める .
captaincy
c á p tain cy /-si /名詞 複 -cies U C 〖しばしばthe /one's ～〗キャプテンの地位 [職位期間 ].
caption
cap tion /kǽpʃ (ə )n /〖「捕らえること 」＞「逮捕状 」＞「見出し 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (写真 イラストなどの )説明文 , キャプション .2 (映画などの )字幕 , スーパー (subtitle ) (!「スーパー 」はsuperimposed titleから ) .3 (本の章 節 ページの )表題 (title ); (新聞記事などの )見出し (heading ).4 〘法 〙(法律文書の )頭書 （とうしよ ） 〘作成の場所 日時 権限などを示す冒頭の記述 〙.動詞 他動詞 〖～ A (B )〗A 〈写真など 〉に (Bと )説明文 [キャプション, 字幕, 見出し ]を付ける (!しばしば受け身で ) .
captious
cap tious /kǽpʃəs /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈人が 〉あら捜しをする, 欠点を見つけ出そうとする, 文句をつけたがる .2 〈質問などが 〉相手を困惑させるような .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
captivate
cap ti vate /kǽptɪvèɪt /動詞 他動詞 〈人など 〉を魅了する, …の注意を引き付ける ▸ be captivated by A Aにうっとりとなる .c à p ti v á tion 名詞
captivating
c á p ti v à t ing 形容詞 魅惑的な, 人の心を奪うような .～ly 副詞
captive
cap tive /kǽptɪv /→capture 形容詞 比較なし 1 ｟文 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗捕虜になった , 捕らえられた ▸ a captive tiger 捕獲されたトラ ▸ take [hold ] an enemy captive 敵を捕虜にする [しておく ]2 【美しさ 恋などの 】とりこになった , 魅せられた ; 【苦境などに 】陥って抜け出せない «to » ▸ John is captive to her beauty .ジョンは彼女の美しさにまいっている 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗(物 事について )選択の自由のない 〈人 〉.4 〈施設 業務などが 〉親会社専用の , 専属の .名詞 C 1 捕虜 , 囚人 (prisoner ).2 【美しさ 恋などの 】とりこ , 魅せられた人 «of , to » .～̀ á udience 捕らわれの聴衆 〘車内放送をいやでも聞かされる乗客など 〙.～̀ ball ó on 係留気球 .～̀ br é eding 人工繁殖 .～̀ m á rket (買う商品 店などの )選択の余地のない消費者層, 専属市場 .
captivity
cap tiv i ty /kæptɪ́vəti /名詞 U 捕らわれていること ; 監禁 ; 束縛 ▸ be in captivity 捕らわれの身である
captor
cap tor /kǽptə r /名詞 C 捕獲者, 逮捕する人 .
capture
cap ture /kǽptʃə r /〖原義は 名詞 「捕獲 」〗(名 形 )captive 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -turing 他動詞 1 a. 〈人が 〉〈人など 〉を逮捕する , 捕らえる ; 捕虜にする ▸ capture a thief 泥棒を逮捕する ▸ He was captured by the enemy .彼は捕虜になった b. 〈人などが 〉〈動物など 〉を捕獲する , 捕まえる .c. 〈軍などが 〉〈敵地 要塞 （さい ）など 〉を攻略 [占領 ]する ▸ capture an airport 空港を支配下におく 2 〈人 物などが 〉〈人の心 注意など 〉を引き付ける , とりこにする ; 〈見出し 〉を独占する ▸ The novel captured the hearts [attention ] of young readers .その小説は若い読者の心を捕らえた [関心を集めた ]3 〈映画 作家などが 〉〈状況 感情など 〉を表現する , うまくつかむ ; 〈事件 場面など 〉を記録する (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The photograph captured the mood of the show .その写真はショーの雰囲気をよく表現していた 4 〈人などが 〉〈賞品 票など 〉を獲得する , 攻略する ; 〈大会など 〉で勝利をおさめる ▸ capture a prize 賞を獲得する 5 〘コンピュ 〙〈スキャナなどが 〉〈画像など 〉を読み取る , 取り込む .6 〘チェス 〙〈駒 〉を取る .7 〘物理 〙〈原子核が 〉〈ほかの粒子 〉を捕らえる .名詞 1 U 逮捕 ; 捕獲 ; 占領 , とりこにする [される ]こと ▸ the capture of an enemy 敵兵の捕獲 ▸ evade [avoid ] capture 逮捕を逃れる 2 C 捕虜 ; 捕獲物 , ぶんどり品 .3 U 〘コンピュ 〙(データの )読み [取り ]込み .4 C 〘チェス 〙(駒を取る )手 .5 U 〘物理 〙放射性捕獲 .
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