Captive

n.	1.	A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another. Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains. - Milton.
	2.	One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
a.	1.	Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement. A poor, miserable, captive thrall. - Milton.
	2.	Subdued by love; charmed; captivated. Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words. - Shak.
	3.	Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
v. t.	1.	To take prisoner; to capture. [imp. & p. p. Captived ; p. pr. & vb. n. Captiving.] Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. - Burke.

Noun	1.	captive - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war Synonyms: prisoner
	2.	captive - an animal that is confined
	3.	captive - a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
Adj.	1.	captive - in captivity Synonyms: imprisoned, jailed, confined
	2.	captive - deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie" Synonyms: enraptured, rapt

POW, bond, bondmaid, bondman, bondslave, bondsman, bondswoman, caged, cageling, catch, chain gang, chattel, chattel slave, churl, con, concubine, confined, conquest, coquette, date, debt slave, detainee, detenu, disenfranchised, enslaved, enthralled, ex-convict, flirt, galley slave, gaolbird, helot, homager, honey, hostage, imprisoned, in bondage, in bonds, in captivity, in chains, in slavery, in subjection, incarcerated, internee, jailbird, liege, liege man, liege subject, lifer, locked up, odalisque, oppressed, parolee, peon, political prisoner, prisoner of war, serf, servant, slave, steady, stir bird, subject, subjected, subjugated, suppressed, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, theow, thrall, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, trusty, under the heel, under the lash, unfree, vamp, vampire, vassal, villein

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