captive
noun/ˈkæptɪv/
/ˈkæptɪv/
- a person who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war
- Talks have persuaded the terrorists to set the captives free.
- The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want.
- Their king was now a captive in Talleyrand’s chateau.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + captive- free
- release
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.Want to learn more?
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