captive

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
2. One held prisoner.
3. (figuratively) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
4. A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Held prisoner; not free; confined.
2. (not-comparable) Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.

Verb

To capture; to take captive.

Συνώνυμα

prisoner

imprisoned

convict

prisoner of war

hostage

inmate

jailed

slave

confined

POW

enwrapped

engrossed

absorbed

wrapped

jailbird

intent

captured

thrall

trapped

gaolbird

PoW

prisoners

2

impri-soned

PW

captive of war

animal

🐾

bondman

bound

caught

colonist

con

culprit

impeded

imprisonment

locked up

obstructed

pawn

preoccupied

restrained

setscrew

stopped

Μεταφράσεις

captif

prisonnier

cautivo

gevangene

Gefangener

prisionero

preso

gefangen

Gefangene

gevangen

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkæptɪv/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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In summary

Inherited from Middle English captif; derived from Latin captīvus, probably through a borrowing from a Middle French intermediate. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“seize, hold”).
Doublet of caitiff.