captive
    adj 1: being in captivity [syn: captive, confined,
           imprisoned, jailed]
    2: giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed
       look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent
       on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"-
       Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
       [syn: captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped,
       intent, wrapped]
    n 1: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
         [syn: prisoner, captive]
    2: an animal that is confined
    3: a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

Captive \Cap"tive\, n. [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F.
   captif. See Caitiff.]
   1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy,
      in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
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            Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection;
      one who is captivated.
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Captive \Cap"tive\, a.
   1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in
      confinement.
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            A poor, miserable, captive thrall.    --Milton.
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   2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
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            Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart
            Grossly grew captive to his honey words. --Shak.
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   3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to
      confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
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Captive \Cap"tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captived; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Captiving.]
   To take prisoner; to capture.
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         Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --Burke.
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Captive
   one taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty
   and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam.
   4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was
   taken by assault, all the men were slain, and the women and
   children carried away captive and sold as slaves (Isa. 20; 47:3;
   2 Chr. 28:9-15; Ps. 44:12; Joel 3:3), and exposed to the most
   cruel treatment (Nah. 3:10; Zech. 14:2; Esther 3:13; 2 Kings
   8:12; Isa. 13:16, 18). Captives were sometimes carried away into
   foreign countries, as was the case with the Jews (Jer. 20:5;
   39:9, 10; 40:7).