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cap⋅tive
[kap-tiv] 
–noun
–adjective
| 1. | a prisoner. |
| 2. | a person who is enslaved or dominated; slave: He is the captive of his own fears. |
| 3. | made or held prisoner, esp. in war: captive troops. |
| 4. | kept in confinement or restraint: captive animals. |
| 5. | enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated: her captive beau. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to a captive. |
| 7. | managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public: a captive shop; a captive mine. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME (< MF) < L captīvus, equiv. to capt(us) taken (ptp. of capere to take) + -īvus -ive
1300–50; ME (< MF) < L captīvus, equiv. to capt(us) taken (ptp. of capere to take) + -īvus -ive
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Language Translation for : Captive
| Spanish: | cautivo, preso, | German: | der Gefangene, | Japanese: | 捕虜 |
| cap·tive
(kāp'tĭv) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj.
[Middle English captif, from Old French, from Latin captīvus, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] |
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captive (n.)
c.1374, from L. captivus, from captus, pp. of capere "to take, hold, seize" (see capable). Replaced O.E. hæftling, from hæft "taken, seized." Captivity is from c.1325. Captivate "fascinate, charm" is from 1535.
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| captive | |
adjective | |
| 1. | being in captivity |
| 2. | giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
noun | |
| 1. | a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war [syn: prisoner] |
| 2. | an animal that is confined |
| 3. | a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion |
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Captive
Cap"tive\, n. [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F. captif. See Caitiff.]1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another. Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains. --Milton. 2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.Captive
Cap"tive\, a. 1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. A poor, miserable, captive thrall. --Milton. 2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. --Shak. 3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
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