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   cap·tive

   /ˈkaptiv/

   noun

   • 1. a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined: "the captives were freed after the kidnappers told them a ransom had been paid"

   adjective

   • 1. imprisoned or confined: "the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive"
   • ▪ having no freedom to choose alternatives or to avoid something: "advertisements at the movie theater reach a captive audience"
   • ▪ (of a facility or service) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an establishment or company: "a captive power plant"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.

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   Synonyms for CAPTIVE: confined, imprisoned, restrained, incarcerated, in one's power, unfree, jailed, enthralled; Antonyms for CAPTIVE: uninterested, free, independent, disillusioned, loose, free man, captor, guard.

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