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captive
noun
    1. A person or animal that has been caught or taken prisoner.
      Thesaurus: hostage, detainee, convict, prisoner, POW, slave.
adj
    1. Kept prisoner.
      Thesaurus: restricted, confined, imprisoned, subjugated, incarcerated, ensnared, enslaved, under arrest, detained.
    2. Held so as to be unable to get away.
    3. Forced into a certain state or role.
      Example: captive market
Derivative: captivity
noun
    The condition or period of being captive or imprisoned.
      Thesaurus: detention, bondage, internment, custody, restraint, servitude, slavery, thralldom.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin captivus prisoner, from captus taken.



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