Etymology : Middle English, from Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere
Pronunciation : 'kap-tiv
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century
1. prisoner, person held against his will. imprisoned, held against one's will. captive\cap"tive\ , n. [l. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. f. captif. see:
caitiff.].
2. 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.
3. one charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.captive \cap"tive\, a.
4. made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. a poor, miserable, captive thrall.
5. subdued by love; charmed; captivated. even in so short a space, my wonan's heart grossly grew captive to his honey words.
6. of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.captive \cap"tive\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. captived ; p. pr. & vb. n. captiving.] to take prisoner; to capture. their inhabitans slaughtered and captived.captive adj.
7. in captivity [syn: confined, imprisoned, jailed].
8. deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie" [syn: enraptured, rapt] n 1: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war [syn: prisoner] 2: an animal that is confined.
9. a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passioncaptive one taken in war. captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 kings 20:32; josh. 10:24; judg. 1:7; 2 sam. 4:12; judg. 8:7; 2 sam. 12:31; 1 chr. 20:3). when a city was taken by assault, all the men were slain, and the women and children carried away captive and sold as slaves (isa. 20; 47:3; 2 chr. 28:9-15; ps. 44:12; joel 3:3), and exposed to the most cruel treatment (nah. 3:10; zech. 14:2; esther 3:13; 2 kings 8:12; isa. 13:16, 18). captives were sometimes carried away into foreign countries, as was the case with the jews (jer. 20:5; 39:9, 10; 40:7).
10. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
11. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
12. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
13. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
14. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
15. To take prisoner; to capture. an animal that is confined a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion in captivity.
16. 1. A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. A captive is someone who is captive. He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive. = prisoner.
17. A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things. We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
18. If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner. Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive. someone who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war.
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