[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

            then, when i am thy captive, talk of chains.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. one charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection;
      one who is captivated.
      1913 webster
see also:
caitiff 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

captive \cap"tive\, a.
   1. made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in
      confinement.
      1913 webster

            a poor, miserable, captive thrall.    --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
      1913 webster

            even in so short a space, my wonan's heart
            grossly grew captive to his honey words. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to
      confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

captive \cap"tive\, v. t. imp.  p. p. captived; p. pr.  vb.
   n. captiving.
   to take prisoner; to capture.
   1913 webster

         their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --burke.
   1913 webster
see also:
captived captiving 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
confined imprisoned jailed enraptured rapt prisoner 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

81 moby thesaurus words for "captive":
   pow, bond, bondmaid, bondman, bondslave, bondsman, bondswoman,
   caged, cageling, catch, chain gang, chattel, chattel slave, churl,
   con, concubine, confined, conquest, convict, 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, 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

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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.
   

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