English → Latin
“capture” in Latin
capiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containpraedaplunder, booty, pillage, spoils of war, property taken in war; prey, game taken in the hunt; gain, profitcaptiōdeception, fraud, deceit, trick; quibble; catch
The English word capture itself goes back to Latin capiō, through captūra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
capture
captura: quod capit aliquis: praeda.
The act of taking, captio; captura.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for capture?
- The usual Latin words for “capture” are capiō, praeda, captiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.