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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

/ ˈ°ìæ±è³Ùɪ±¹ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © 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 )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¦²¹±è·³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
  • ±è²õ±ð³Ü·»å´Ç·³¦²¹±è·³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of captive1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English or directly from Middle French, from Latin ³¦²¹±è³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ, equivalent to capt(us) “taken†(past participle of capere “to takeâ€) + -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ adjective suffix ( -ive )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of captive1

C14: from Latin ³¦²¹±è³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ, from capere to take
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Israel launched its renewed Gaza offensive on 18 March, blaming Hamas for rejecting a new US proposal to extend the ceasefire and free the 59 hostages still held captive in Gaza.

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The war was triggered when Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as captives.

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He beat Roger Moore and Albert Finney to be cast as John Blackthorn - a captive English navigator in 17th Century Japan - in Shogun.

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The war was triggered when Hamas attacked on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as captives.

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The exact location of the farm has not been revealed, but a government spokesperson said the case was identified on a site in Yorkshire where bird flu had been confirmed in captive birds.

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