Capture
Capture verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door
Free
Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They then break free and capture a Scarab, and help Arbiter to save the Galaxy, before returning to Earth.
Source: Franchise / Halo - In one section of Knights of the Old Republic, a secondary character of the player's choosing must avoid capture and free the player character and the rest of the party.
Source: Deliberate Injury Gambit -
In England, the abolitionist movement eventually led to the Parliament ending the Slave Trade in 1807 and deploying the West Africa Squadron of the Royal Navy to patrol the Atlantic Ocean to capture and free any slave ships.
Source: Useful Notes / The Enlightenment
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