Capture and Ran away

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Capture verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Ran away is an antonym for capture.

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

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Capture is an antonym for ran away in topics: escape, break away from.

She ran away from home after everyone heaped scorn upon her for not helping capture the caterpillar (she was protecting a little butterfly from getting its wings wet).

Source: Comic Book / The Powerpuff Girls
After each boss battle in Ape Escape 2, you would capture the boss, except for Yellow Monkey, who just ran away.

Source: Make My Monster Grow

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