captive
captive is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
- 2.Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. A poor, miserable, captive thrall. Milton.
- 3.Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. Shak.
- 4.Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
- 5.To take prisoner; to capture. Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. Burke.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accession
- agency
- agent
- agentship
- and
- appointment
- assignment
- attorney
- authority
- back
- bird
- bond
- brevet
- capture
- charge
- charter
- clench
- clerkship
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- commission
- consignee
- consignment
- coronation
- custody
- delegate
- delegation
- deputation
- deputy
- designation
- detain
- detention
- diploma
- doing
- durance
- embassy
- entail
- enthronement
- errand
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is captive.
- What is one charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated called?
- What is made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. A poor, miserable, captive thrall. Milton called?
- What is subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. Shak called?
- What is of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours called?
- What is to take prisoner; to capture. Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. Burke called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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