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captive definition
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Grep of noun captive captive captive finance company Overview of noun captive The noun captive has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prisoner, captive -- (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war) 2. (1) captive -- (an animal that is confined) 3. captive -- (a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion) Overview of adj captive The adj captive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed -- (in captivity) 2. enraptured, rapt, captive -- (deeply moved "sat completely still enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie") Antonyms of adj captive 2 senses of captive Sense 1 captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed INDIRECT (VIA unfree) -> free Sense 2 enraptured, rapt, captive INDIRECT (VIA moved) -> unmoved Similarity of adj captive 2 senses of captive Sense 1 captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed => unfree (vs. free) Sense 2 enraptured, rapt, captive => moved(prenominal) (vs. unmoved) Attributes of adj captive Familiarity of adj captive captive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj captive captive Overview of noun captive The noun captive has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prisoner, captive -- (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war) 2. (1) captive -- (an animal that is confined) 3. captive -- (a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion) Overview of adj captive The adj captive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed -- (in captivity) 2. enraptured, rapt, captive -- (deeply moved "sat completely still enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie")
captive definition
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