|Origin:||captivus, from captus, past participle of capere 'to take'|
kept in prison or in a place that you are not allowed to leave:
His son had been taken captive (=became a prisoner) during the raid.
a pilot who was held captive (=kept as a prisoner) for six years
people who listen or watch someone or something because they have to, not because they are interested
the people who must buy a particular product or service, because they need it and there is only one company selling it
to be unable to think or speak freely, because of being influenced too much by something:
Our communities should not be captive to the mistakes of the past.