Captive

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• captive — cap‧tive [ˈkæptɪv] adjective [only before a noun] captive viewers or customers watch a company s advertisements or buy a company s products because they have no other choice: • Kids in the classroom are a captive audience to whom ads may seem a… …   Financial and business terms

• Captive — Cap tive, a. 1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. [1913 Webster] A poor, miserable, captive thrall. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. [1913 Webster] Even in so short a space, my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• captive — [adj1] physically held by force bound, caged, confined, enslaved, ensnared, imprisoned, incarcerated, incommunicado, in custody, jailed, locked up, penned, restricted, subjugated, under lock and key*; concepts 536,554 Ant. free, independent,… …   New thesaurus

• captive — [kap′tiv] n. [L captivus < captus, pp. of capere, to take: see HAVE] 1. a person caught and held prisoner, as in war 2. a person who is captivated, as by beauty or love adj. 1. a) taken or held prisoner b) not able …   English World dictionary

• Captive — Cap tive, n. [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. [1913 Webster] Then, when I am thy captive, talk… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Captive —   [ kæptɪv, englisch], von industriellen Versicherungsnehmern gegründete Einrichtung zur externen Selbstversicherung, die die Aufgabe hat, für konzerneigene Risiken Versicherungsschutz bereitzustellen. Dies erfolgt v. a. durch die Organisation… …   Universal-Lexikon

• captivé — captivé, ée (ka pti vé, vée) part. passé. Tenu attaché et comme captif. Captivé par les sons d une musique délicieuse …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Captive — Cap tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Captiving}.] To take prisoner; to capture. [1913 Webster] Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• captive — I noun bondman, bondsman, captivus, captured person, captus, convict, felon, helot, hostage, imprisoned person, incarcerated person, inmate, internee, one held in captivity, one held in confinement, one held in subjegation, pawn, person under… …   Law dictionary

• captive — (n.) late 14c., from L. captivus caught, taken prisoner, from captus, pp. of capere to take, hold, seize (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Replaced O.E. hæftling, from hæft taken, seized. As an adj., from early 15c …   Etymology dictionary

• captive — n *prisoner …   New Dictionary of Synonyms