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What (who) is captive - definition
captive
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Captive (film); Captive (disambiguation); Captive (TV series)
adj. to hold smb. captive
captive
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Captive (film); Captive (disambiguation); Captive (TV series)
¦ noun a person who has been taken prisoner or confined.
¦ adjective
1. imprisoned or confined.
2. having no freedom to choose an alternative: a captive audience.
3. (of a facility or service) controlled by and reserved for a particular organization.
Derivatives
captivity noun (plural captivities).
Origin
ME: from L. captivus, from capere 'seize, take'.
captive
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Captive (film); Captive (disambiguation); Captive (TV series)
n.
Prisoner.
Examples of use of captive
1. Related Articles Putin Warns Politically Active NGOs (Jul. 21, 2005) A Captive Chamber for a Captive Nation (Feb. 21, 2005)
2. The scientists put five captive chimps and five captive bonobos through a series of experiments to test how keen they were on gambling.
3. Therefore, they could not keep them captive in any form.
4. The PKK said it was holding eight other soldiers captive.
5. Rebels released the eight captive soldiers earlier this month.