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Definition of Captives
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.