captive

Meanings

Plural: captives

Noun

• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
• an animal that is confined
• a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
• One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
• One held prisoner.
• One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
• A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

Adjective Satellite

• being in captivity
• giving or marked by complete attention to; ; ; - Walter de la Mare

Adj

• Held prisoner; not free; confined.
• Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
• Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.

Verb

• To capture; to take captive.

Synonyms

absorbed, confined, engrossed, enwrapped, imprisoned, intent, jailed, prisoner, wrapped

Antonyms

non-captive, noncaptive

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