capture vs seize

capture

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

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

  • To reproduce convincingly. 

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

noun
  • Something that has been captured; a captive. 

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

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

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

  • The recording or storage of something for later playback. 

seize

verb
  • To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. 

  • To have a seizure. 

  • To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). 

  • Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture. 

  • To take possession of (by force, law etc.). 

  • To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up. 

  • (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court). 

  • To submit for consideration to a deliberative body. 

  • To have a sudden and powerful effect upon. 

  • To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon). 

  • To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line. 

How often have the words capture and seize occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )