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Captured vs Captive - What's the difference?

captured | captive |

As a verb captured

is past tense of capture.

As a noun captive is

one who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

As an adjective captive is

held prisoner; not free; confined.

captured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (capture)
  • Anagrams

    *

    capture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
  • * Blackstone
  • even with regard to captures made at sea
  • The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
  • the capture of a lover's heart
  • Something that has been captured; a captive.
  • (computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
  • Verb

  • To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
  • to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal
  • * 2014 , Ian Black, " Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November 2014:
  • Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
  • To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
  • She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape.
    She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs.
  • To reproduce convincingly.
  • His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work.
    In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice.
  • To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
  • My pawn was captured .
    He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move.
  • * 1954 , Fred Reinfeld, How to Be a Winner at Chess , page 63, Hanover House (Garden City, NY)
  • How deeply ingrained capturing is in the mind of a chess master can be seen from this story.

    Derived terms

    * screen capture * capture the flag

    See also

    * take * arrest * apprehend * take over * snapshot

    Anagrams

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    captive

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. The captive made no resistance […].}}
  • One held prisoner.
  • (figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Held prisoner; not free; confined.
  • * Milton
  • A poor, miserable, captive thrall.
  • Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart / Grossly grew captive to his honey words.
  • Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
  • captive''' chains; '''captive hours