captive
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈkæptɪv/
- After the storm, the animals were captive in their enclosures, waiting for rescue.
- captive animals
- held captive
- captive breeding
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I would love to see an elephant fight Shamu or or a captive breeding program.
- And I would love to see an elephant fight Shamu or or a captive breeding program.
- Your goal as a post political figure is not to give these people the hallmarks of a captive mind.
- Just as an aside and we'll get back to the the side hug, but there was this principle of taking every thought captive.
- Oh, and she was holding the phone captive.
- Oh, we got to keep a we got to keep a low IQ individual captive and torture them live.
- This is holding an innocent sport captive.
- Milos is The Captive Soul, The Captive Mind rather, which has a fantastic passage.
Examples
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The soul is shown as captive because she is imprisoned in the body.
Academic text (2013) -
Whenever we were held captive, we just wanted to end it.
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Most likely, our friends are being held captive at the top of Sentinel's tower.
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I've seen people held captive for months at a time who come out pretty much unscathed.
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Thus he represents himself as captive not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well.
Academic text (1999) -
Perhaps unknowingly, we all become captive to the culture of immediacy.
Academic text (1999) -
Mikey had a mission to rescue four Serbian officers that were being... held captive by some Muslim terrorists.
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The soldiers found themselves captive in the enemy's territory, unable to escape.
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The documentary revealed the plight of marine animals kept captive in small aquariums.
Synonyms
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4.4
Unable to escape from a dangerous place or situation, for example when surrounded by attackers
94
4.2
Tied or fastened to stop movement
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3.7
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
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6.3
A person who has metal bands on the hands or feet so they cannot move
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3.8
Kept in prison and not free
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7.0
Held by chains around the ankles so the person cannot move freely
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3.5
A person who is kept in prison by the law
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7.4
Kept away from other people in a quiet private place
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6.1
Not free because someone else controls your life or choices
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9.1
Held with chains or by rules that stop you from acting
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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How Confined
Surface Forms
Morphology
captive = capture (transparent) = capt + ive
The adjective is formed by the standard derivation from 'capture' (seized) to an adjectival meaning 'seized/kept in confinement'.
Etymology
The word captive comes from Latin capere 'to take' and is related to capture. That's why when someone is described as captive in a place, they are 'taken' and kept under control, unable to escape.