Etymograph

English

elite capture

From elite + capture.

A compound of elite + capture

Old French eslit ‘chosen, elected’

Middle English elit

English elite

Latin captūra

Middle French capture

English capture

Today it means

noun The careful and patient cultivation, by Chinese agents, of goodwill among high-ranking individuals in foreign countries to promote the aims of the Chinese Communist Party.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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