Word of the day - upper intermediate level
TO CAPTURE
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Definition
TO CAPTURE - [verb] to take a person or an animal as a prisoner; to preserve something in a picture or through words
Examples of use
He was captured, because he tried to leave the country with a stolen passport.
A lot of elephants are captured and killed for their precious tusks.
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