Hypertext Webster Gateway: "captive"

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)

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).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains.
--Milton.

2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection;
one who is captivated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Captive \Cap"tive\, 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Captive \Cap"tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captived}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Captiving}.]
To take prisoner; to capture.

Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --Burke.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

captive
adj 1: in captivity [syn: {confined}, {imprisoned}, {jailed}]
2: deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the
music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"
[syn: {enraptured}, {rapt}]
n 1: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war [syn:
{prisoner}]
2: an animal that is confined
3: a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion


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