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Definition captive

Etymology

From Middle English captif; in turn ultimately from Latin capt?vus, probably through a borrowing from a Middle French intermediate. Doublet of caitiff.

Noun

captive (plural captives)

  1. One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
  2. One held prisoner.
  3. (figuratively) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

Adjective

captive (not comparable)

  1. Held prisoner; not free; confined.
  2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
  3. Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.

Verb

captive (third-person singular simple present captives, present participle captiving, simple past and past participle captived)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.

Results 188 Words with the letters CAPTIVE

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15 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
ANTICOMPETITIVE 29
ANTISPECULATIVE 28
COMPARATIVENESS 29
CONSERVATORSHIP 28
CONTEMPLATIVELY 33
CONTRAPOSITIVES 26
COOPERATIVENESS 26
HYPERACTIVITIES 29
HYPERREACTIVITY 31
IMPLICATIVENESS 30
INTERPROVINCIAL 28
OVERAPPLICATION 30
OVERCAPITALIZED 36
OVERCAPITALIZES 35
OVERCOMPLICATED 33
OVERCOMPLICATES 32
OVEREXPECTATION 33
OVERSPECULATING 30
OVERSPECULATION 28
PROGNOSTICATIVE 28
PROVINCIALITIES 27
PROVOCATIVENESS 30
RADIOPROTECTIVE 26
REDUPLICATIVELY 31
SUPERACTIVITIES 26
14 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
APPRECIATIVELY 30
CONTEMPLATIVES 29
CONTRACEPTIVES 28
CONTRAPOSITIVE 25
CONVERTIPLANES 27
INAPPRECIATIVE 28
MULTIPLICATIVE 30
NONCOOPERATIVE 26
NONSPECULATIVE 28
OVERCAPACITIES 27
OVERCAPITALIZE 34
OVERCOMPLICATE 31
OVERPARTICULAR 26
PREVARICATIONS 25
UNAPPRECIATIVE 29
13 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
APPLICATIVELY 30
COMPARATIVELY 29
CONTEMPLATIVE 28
CONTRACEPTIVE 27
CONVERTIPLANE 26
COOPERATIVELY 26
EXPLICATIVELY 34
HYPERACTIVITY 29
HYPERREACTIVE 27
IMPLICATIVELY 30
INCORPORATIVE 24
PARTICIPATIVE 26
PRECIPITATIVE 26
PREDICATIVELY 27
PREVARICATING 26
PREVARICATION 24
PREVARICATORS 23
PREVOCATIONAL 25
PRIVATDOCENTS 25
PROVOCATIVELY 30
RECIPROCATIVE 26
REDUPLICATIVE 26
SPECULATIVELY 28
SUPERACTIVITY 26
UNCOOPERATIVE 25
12 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
APPERCEPTIVE 28
APPRECIATIVE 25
CAPACITIVELY 28
COMPARATIVES 25
COMPENSATIVE 26
COOPERATIVES 22
DEPRECIATIVE 23
HYPERACTIVES 26
OVERCAPACITY 27
OVEREMPHATIC 27
PERSPECTIVAL 26
PREVARICATED 23
PREVARICATES 22
PREVARICATOR 22
PRIVATDOCENT 24
PROVOCATIVES 26
PSYCHOACTIVE 29
PUTREFACTIVE 26
RECUPERATIVE 23
11 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
APPLICATIVE 25
CAPTIVITIES 21
COMPARATIVE 24
COOPERATIVE 21
COPULATIVES 23
CORPORATIVE 21
DUPLICATIVE 24
EXPECTATIVE 28
EXPLICATIVE 29
HYPERACTIVE 25
IMPLICATIVE 25
NUNCUPATIVE 25
PREDICATIVE 22
PREVARICATE 21
PROCREATIVE 21
PROTRACTIVE 21
PROVOCATIVE 25
REPLICATIVE 22
SPECULATIVE 23
SYNCOPATIVE 24
10 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
ASCRIPTIVE 20
CAPACITIVE 23
CAPTIVATED 21
CAPTIVATES 20
COPULATIVE 22
EVAPORITIC 20
9 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
ACCEPTIVE 22
CAPTIVATE 19
IMPACTIVE 22
PLACATIVE 20
PROACTIVE 19
8 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
CAPTIVES 18
7 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
CAPTIVE 17
6 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
ACTIVE 13
5 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
CAVIE 12
CIVET 12
EPACT 11
EVICT 12
PIETA 8
VATIC 12
VITAE 9
4 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
CAPE 10
CATE 7
CAVE 11
CITE 7
EPIC 10
ETIC 7
PACE 10
PACT 10
PATE 7
PAVE 11
PEAT 7
PICA 10
PICE 10
PITA 7
TACE 7
TAPE 7
TEPA 7
VICE 11
VITA 8
3 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
ACE 6
ACT 6
AIT 3
APE 6
APT 6
ATE 3
AVE 7
CAP 9
CAT 6
CEP 9
EAT 3
ETA 3
ICE 6
PAC 9
PAT 6
PEA 6
PEC 9
PET 6
PIA 6
PIC 9
PIE 6
PIT 6
TAE 3
TAP 6
TAV 7
TEA 3
TIC 6
TIE 3
TIP 6
VAC 10
VAT 7
VET 7
VIA 7
VIE 7
2 letter words with the letters CAPTIVE ↑
AE 2
AI 2
AT 2
ET 2
IT 2
PA 5
PE 5
PI 5
TA 2
TI 2

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