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CAPTIVE
captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped
(adjective) giving or marked by complete attention to; “that engrossed look or rapt delight”; “enwrapped in dreams”; “so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred”- Walter de la Mare; “rapt with wonder”; “wrapped in thought”
captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed
(adjective) being in captivity
captive
(noun) an animal that is confined
captive
(noun) a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
prisoner, captive
(noun) a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
captive (plural captives)
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
One held prisoner.
(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
Adjective
captive (not comparable)
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
Verb
captive (third-person singular simple present captives, present participle captiving, simple past and past participle captived)
(transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"tive, n. Etym: [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F. captif. See Caitiff.]
1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another. Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains. Milton.
2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
Cap"tive, a.
1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. A poor, miserable, captive thrall. Milton.
2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. Shak.
3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
Cap"tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captived; p. pr. & vb. n. Captiving.]
Definition: To take prisoner; to capture. Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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