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captive

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adjective

cap·​tive ˈkap-tiv How to pronounce captive (audio)
1
a
: taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war
b(1)
: kept within bounds : confined
(2)
: of or relating to captive animals
captive breeding
2
: held under control of another but having the appearance of independence
especially : owned or controlled by another concern and operated for its needs rather than for an open market
a captive mine
3
: being such involuntarily because of a situation that makes free choice or departure difficult
a captive audience

captive

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noun

plural captives
1
: one who has been captured : one taken and held usually in confinement
Something there is in us that finds captivity captivating, particularly when the captives are prisoners of war. David Murray
He said that while one of the war-boats was being made ready to take the captives into the lagoon, he and his sister left the camp quietly and got away in their canoe. Joseph Conrad
2
: one captivated, dominated, or controlled
a captive to love
Unlike so many experts pronouncing on that subject today, though, he has never been a captive of a particular ideology or of a well-heeled interest group. Uwe E. Reinhardt
Crescent City residents love their culinary customs—too much, according to some critics, who complain that the city's chefs are captives of the past. Mitch Frank

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Example Sentences

Adjective The captive soldiers planned their escape. the captive soldiers were treated humanely by the guards
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Since 2002, 17 CWD-positive captive cervid facilities have been detected in Wisconsin; 11 have been depopulated. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2017 SeaWorld no longer breeds its captive killer whales and is phasing out its theatrical Shamu shows in favor of educational orca encounters. Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Oct. 2017 Abroad, his annexation of Crimea and the campaigns in Syria and Ukraine have been burnished for the evening news by a captive, triumphalist media. The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017 According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, 35-year-old Thomas Stinnette is accused of picking up the woman in Georgia last week and holding her captive. charlotteobserver, 11 Oct. 2017 That agency said a man armed with a weapon was holding the woman captive. Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 14 Sep. 2017 American journalist Austin Tice was taken captive in Syria five years ago. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2017 Police arrested Perez, now 44, after Gonzalez told them that her husband had kidnapped and raped her and held her captive for days in a motel room. Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Sep. 2017 Between 2008 and 2010, as chytrid was killing off the amphibians, the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project rescued a population of breeding animals and held them captive for their own safety. Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 6 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of captive was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing captive

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