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Main Entry:: cap·tive
Pronunciation:: \ˈkap-tiv\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere
Date:: 14th century

1 a: taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war b (1): kept within bounds : confined (2): of or relating to captive animals <captive breeding>2: held under control of another but having the appearance of independence; especially : owned or controlled by another concern and operated for its needs rather than for an open market <a captive mine>3: being such involuntarily because of a situation that makes free choice or departure difficult <the airline passengers were a captive audience>

— captive noun

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