Antonym: free. Similar words: captivate, captivation, captivating, adaptive, caption, captious, receptive, deceptive. Meaning: ['kæptɪv] 
n. 1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war 2. an animal that is confined 3. a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. adj. 1. in captivity 2. giving or marked by complete attention to.
n. 1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war 2. an animal that is confined 3. a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. adj. 1. in captivity 2. giving or marked by complete attention to. 
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151 Previous studies of primates had been confined to captive animals but Leakey believed, presciently, that much more could be learned by studying them in the wild.
152 Non - car owning household trips are captive to public transport.
153 Low profile captive fasteners are ideal solutions when parent material thickness is not sufficient to countersink, but protrusion above the face of the panel must be kept to a minimum.
154 This paper describes and discusses the captive breeding and growth of Golden pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus ) chicks.
155 Finally, the morphology of ruminal papillae showed significant difference between captive and wild muntjac which could be related to the diets that stimulate the growth of papillae .
156 A desperate attempt to rescue the three captive princes failed.
157 A captive Huon or Matschie's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), National Botanic Gardens, Port Moresby.
158 Stable Operation. Operates efficiently without continuous operator supervision; captive microbial population prevents upsets due to fluctuating hydraulic or organic loads.
159 The water company which supplies the region, having no competitors, enjoys a captive market.
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