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Word entry · 7 letters

captive

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"Prisoner"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæptɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aceiptvStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Held prisoner or kept under control.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • I envy not in any moods ⁠The captive void of noble rage, ⁠The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: […]
  • A poor, miserable, captive thrall.
  • Even in so short a space, my woman's heart / Grossly grew captive to his honey words.

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