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captive

[ kap-tiv ]

noun

  1. a prisoner.
  2. a person who is enslaved or dominated:

    He is the captive of his own fears.



adjective

  1. made or held prisoner, especially in war:

    captive troops.

  2. kept in confinement or restraint:

    captive animals.

  3. enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated:

    her captive beau.

  4. of or relating to a captive.
  5. 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.

captive

/ 藞办忙辫迟瑟惫 /

noun

  1. a person or animal that is confined or restrained, esp a prisoner of war
  2. a person whose behaviour is dominated by some emotion

    a captive of love

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. held as prisoner
  2. held under restriction or control; confined

    captive water held behind a dam

  3. captivated; enraptured
  4. unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc (esp in the phrase captive audience )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路肠补辫路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 辫蝉别耻路诲辞路肠补辫路迟颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of captive1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English or directly from Middle French, from Latin 肠补辫迟墨惫耻蝉, equivalent to capt(us) 鈥渢aken鈥 (past participle of capere 鈥渢o take鈥) + -墨惫耻蝉 adjective suffix ( -ive )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of captive1

C14: from Latin 肠补辫迟墨惫耻蝉, from capere to take
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Investigators also found a body wrapped in plastic and freed two captives.

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African captives turned American captives often remained as such when society transitioned from enslavement to Jim Crow.

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Homicide detectives later determined that the assailants entered Modebadze鈥檚 home, assaulted him, held him captive and stole his property, according to a statement issued by LAPD.

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And, he said, while many of these captive microbes are dead, plenty of them are not.

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The hostages were beaten while being held captive and later released.

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