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noun VERB + CAPTIVE free, release The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want., adj. VERBS be | take sb He was taken captive on the border. | hold sb, keep sb She was held captive in a castle.
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noun
prisoner of war:
They held him as a captive for three years.
adj.
restrained by circumstances preventing choice:
We were his captive audience., noun
prisoner:
The captive was an enemy soldier.
adj.
can't leave:
We had a captive audience.
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