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captive
noun
- a person caught and held prisoner, as in war
- a person who is captivated, as by beauty or love
adjective
- taken or held prisoner
- not able to act independently: a captive nation
- ☆ obliged or forced to listen, whether wanting to or not: a captive audience
- captivated
- of captivity
See captive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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