Definition of Captive

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Captive

A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.

Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.

Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.

To take prisoner; to capture.

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Captive Quotations

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.
Ralph Nader

Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony.
Emma Goldman

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults.
Gore Vidal

What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
Sitting Bull

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
Frank Herbert

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.
Margaret Fuller

I've become a captive of my own ambitions.
Patsy Cline

The answer was that in Burundi, having a clean bill of health has taken on a very particular meaning: unless and until you have paid for your hospital treatment, you simply can't leave, you are in effect a captive.
Rowan D. Williams

It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to me was that somehow it appears the techniques that we have feared most in the world would be used on our people, we are using on people in our custody.
Jane Mayer

When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some stand-up comedy. I had a captive audience in that bus. Then I realized I wanted to do more than that.
Jim Dale

Captive Translations

captive in German is gefangen

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