CAPTIVE
\kˈaptɪv], \kˈaptɪv], \k_ˈa_p_t_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of CAPTIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"
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a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
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a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
By Princeton University
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deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"
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a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
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a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
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One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
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Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
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Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
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To take prisoner; to capture.
By Oddity Software
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A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
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One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
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Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
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Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
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To take prisoner; to capture.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One taken: a prisoner of war: one kept in bondage.
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Taken or kept a prisoner in war: charmed or subdued by any thing.
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CAPTIVITY.
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To take captive: to capture.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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