Definition of Captive. Meaning of Captive. Synonyms of Captive

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Definition of Captive

Captive
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. Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains. --Milton. 2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
Captive
Captive Cap"tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captived; p. pr. & vb. n. Captiving.] To take prisoner; to capture. Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --Burke.

Meaning of Captive from wikipedia

- Look up captive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Captive or Captives may refer to: Captive (1980 film), a sci-fi film, starring Cameron Mitc**** and...
- Captive State is a 2019 American science fiction thriller film directed by Rupert Wyatt and co-written by Wyatt and Erica Beeney. The film stars John...
- The Captive may refer to: The Captive (1915 film), a drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille The Captive, the English title of La Prisonnière, a 1968 film...
- A captive bolt pistol (also known as a captive bolt gun, a cattle gun, a stunbolt gun, a bolt gun, a stun gun and a stunner) is a device used for the stunning...
- A captive portal is a web page accessed with a web browser that is displa**** to newly connected users of a Wi-Fi or wired network before they are granted...
- Captive is a 2015 American crime-drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson and written by Brian Bird and Reinhard Denke, based on the non-fiction...
- Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is the process of keeping plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves...
- A captive market is a market where the potential consumers face a severely limited number of competitive suppliers; their only choices are to purchase...
- A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company...
- Captive Hearts or Captive Heart may refer to: The Captive Heart, a 1946 war film starring Michael Redgrave Captive Hearts (manga), by Matsuri Hino Captive...