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cap·tiv·i·ty
(kăp-tĭv′ĭ-tē)n. pl. cap·tiv·i·ties
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
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captivity
(kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the condition of being captive; imprisonment
2. the period of imprisonment
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cap•tiv•i•ty
(kæpˈtɪv ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.
[1275–1325; < Old French < Latin]
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Captivity
See also punishment; slavery.
1. Obsolete, the act of confining, as in a narrow space.
2. restriction of liberty.
2. restriction of liberty.
the process of confining with a buckle or padlock. See also sex.
a secret place of imprisonment, usually with only one opening in the top, as found in some old castles.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement" durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time) life imprisonment - a sentence of imprisonment until death internment - confinement during wartime |
2. | captivity - the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others |
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captivity
noun confinement, custody, detention, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, durance (archaic), restraint An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity.
Quotations
"A robin red breast in a cage"
"Puts all Heaven in a rage" [William Blake Auguries of Innocence]
"A robin red breast in a cage"
"Puts all Heaven in a rage" [William Blake Auguries of Innocence]
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Translations
أسْـر، سبْـي
zajetí
fangenskab
vankeusvankeusaika
zarobljeništvo
fangavist, hald; ánauî, ófrelsi
ujetništvo
esarettutsaklık
captivity
[kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ] N → cautiverio m, cautividad fbred in captivity → criado en cautividad
to hold or keep sb in captivity → tener a algn en cautividad or en cautiverio
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captivity
n → Gefangenschaft f
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captive
(ˈkӕptiv) noun a prisoner. Two of the captives escaped.
adjective kept prisoner. captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.
capˈtivity noun a state of being a prisoner, caged etc. animals in captivity in a zoo.
ˈcaptor noun a person who captures someone. He managed to escape from his captors.
ˈcapture (-tʃə) verb1. to take by force, skill etc. The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.
2. to take possession of (a person's attention etc). The story captured his imagination.
noun1. the act of capturing.
2. something caught. A kangaroo was his most recent capture.
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