captive /kapˈtiv/

1. A prisoner
2. A person or animal kept in confinement

1. Confined
2. Kept in bondage
3. Of an animal, living its whole life in a zoo or other controlled habitat
4. Restrained by a line (as a balloon)
5. Charmed or subdued by anything (figurative)
6. Relating to captivity
7. That cannot refuse what is offered (as a captive audience, market, etc)

To make captive or to captivate

capˈtivance or capˈtivaunce noun (Spenser)

Captivity

capˈtivate transitive verb

1. To charm
2. To fascinate or engage the affections of

capˈtivating adjective

capˈtivatingly adverb

captivaˈtion noun

captivˈity noun

The condition or period of being captive or imprisoned

captive bolt or captive bolt pistol noun

A gunlike device which fires a rod, used in slaughtering animals

captive time noun

Time during which a person is not working but must be available at the place of work

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