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Definitions of 'captive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) prisoner, captive
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

2. (noun) captive
an animal that is confined

3. (adj) captive
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

4. (adj) captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed
being in captivity

5. (adj) captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped
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"


Definitions of 'captive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) captive
made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement

2. (adj) captive
subdued by love; charmed; captivated

3. (adj) captive
of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours

4. (noun) captive
a prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another

5. (noun) captive
one charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated

6. (verb) captive
to take prisoner; to capture


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