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.
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Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains.
--Milton.
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2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection;
one who is captivated.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Captive \Cap"tive\, a.
1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in
confinement.
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A poor, miserable, captive thrall. --Milton.
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2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
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Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart
Grossly grew captive to his honey words. --Shak.
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3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to
confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
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Captive \Cap"tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captived; p. pr. & vb.
n. Captiving.]
To take prisoner; to capture.
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Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --Burke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
captive
adj 1: in captivity [syn: confined, imprisoned, jailed]
2: deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the
music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"
[syn: enraptured, rapt]
n 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
WordNet (r) 2.0
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "captive":
POW, bond, bondmaid, bondman, bondslave, bondsman, bondswoman,
caged, cageling, catch, chain gang, chattel, chattel slave, churl,
con, concubine, confined, conquest, convict, coquette, date,
debt slave, detainee, detenu, disenfranchised, enslaved,
enthralled, ex-convict, flirt, galley slave, gaolbird, helot,
homager, honey, hostage, imprisoned, in bondage, in bonds,
in captivity, in chains, in slavery, in subjection, incarcerated,
internee, jailbird, liege, liege man, liege subject, lifer,
locked up, odalisque, oppressed, parolee, peon, political prisoner,
prisoner, prisoner of war, serf, servant, slave, steady, stir bird,
subject, subjected, subjugated, suppressed, sweet patootie,
sweetheart, sweetie, theow, thrall, ticket-of-leave man,
ticket-of-leaver, trusty, under the heel, under the lash, unfree,
vamp, vampire, vassal, villein
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Captive
one taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty
and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam.
4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was
taken by assault, all the men were slain, and the women and
children carried away captive and sold as slaves (Isa. 20; 47:3;
2 Chr. 28:9-15; Ps. 44:12; Joel 3:3), and exposed to the most
cruel treatment (Nah. 3:10; Zech. 14:2; Esther 3:13; 2 Kings
8:12; Isa. 13:16, 18). Captives were sometimes carried away into
foreign countries, as was the case with the Jews (Jer. 20:5;
39:9, 10; 40:7).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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