CAPTIVE


Meaning of CAPTIVE in English

adj subdued by love; charmed; captivated.

2. captive ·vt to take prisoner; to capture.

3. captive ·adj made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.

4. captive ·noun one charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

5. captive ·adj of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.

6. captive ·noun 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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