captiveadjective/kɐˈtivu/mediumca·ti·voPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionDeprived of liberty, imprisoned, or subjugated.The enemy soldiers were held captive.The bird, though captive, sang every day.synimprisonedconfinedenslavedantfreeliberatedreleasedCommon collocationshold captivecaptive prisonercaptive animalcaptive marketEtymologyDo latim 'captivus' (prisioneiro).Related wordscativeirocativarcatividadecativante