Appropriate
Appropriate verb - Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.
Capture is a synonym for appropriate. In some cases you can use "Capture" instead a verb "Appropriate".
Capture
Capture verb - Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.
Usage example: The militia captured the castle
Common collocations
| castle | appropriate castle | capture castle |
Both words in one sentence
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In Dungeon Keeper, like the Lord of the Rings example above, the cities all have Sickeningly Sweet names before you capture them and transform each into Mordor, along with an appropriate rename.
Source: Meaningful Rename -
After capture, treatment with appropriate drugs and rehabilitation, they are practically human, except for the not needing to eat, not healing properly and not ageing thing.
Source: Revenant Zombie - In Dena's case, she used a screen capture method, filming a review sans audio and taking out frames where appropriate.
Source: Web Video / Lee And Dena
Cite this Source
Capture and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/capture
Appropriate & Capture. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/capture>.
Capture or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/capture.
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