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captive
cap·tive / ˈkaptiv/ • n. a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined. • adj. imprisoned or confined: a captive animal. ∎ having no freedom to choose alternatives or to avoid something: advertisements at the movie theater reach a captive audience. ∎ (of a facility or service) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an establishment or company: a captive power plant. |
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"captive." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "captive." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-captive.html "captive." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-captive.html |
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captive
•active • captive
•festive, restive
•dative, native, stative
•fictive • unitive • octave • costive
•emotive, motive, votive
•furtive • appraisive
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"captive." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "captive." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-captive.html "captive." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-captive.html |
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