The difference between Capture and Rescue

When used as nouns, capture means an act of capturing, whereas rescue means an act or episode of rescuing, saving.

When used as verbs, capture means to take control of, whereas rescue means to save from any violence, danger or evil.


check bellow for the other definitions of Capture and Rescue

  1. Capture as a noun:

    An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

  2. Capture as a noun:

    The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

    Examples:

    "the capture of a lover's heart"

  3. Capture as a noun:

    Something that has been captured; a captive.

  4. Capture as a noun:

    The recording or storage of something for later playback.

    Examples:

    "video capture"

  5. Capture as a noun (computing):

    A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

  1. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

    Examples:

    "to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal"

  2. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

    Examples:

    "She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape."

    "She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs."

  3. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To reproduce convincingly.

    Examples:

    "His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work."

    "In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice."

  4. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To remove or take control of an opponent's piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

    Examples:

    "My pawn was captured."

    "He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move."

  1. Rescue as a verb:

    To save from any violence, danger or evil.

    Examples:

    "The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche."

  2. Rescue as a verb:

    To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.

    Examples:

    "to rescue a prisoner from the enemy''."

  3. Rescue as a verb:

    To recover forcibly.

  4. Rescue as a verb:

    To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.

  5. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.

    Examples:

    "Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls."

  6. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

  1. Rescue as a noun:

    An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

  2. Rescue as a noun:

    A liberation, freeing.

  3. Rescue as a noun:

    The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril

    Examples:

    "The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"

  4. Rescue as a noun:

    A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded

  5. Rescue as a noun:

    A rescuee.

    Examples:

    "The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues."