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What is the verb for captived?

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capture
  1. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
  2. To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
  3. To reproduce convincingly.
  4. To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
  5. Synonyms:
      6. catch, seize, arrest, apprehend, bag, collar, nab, nail, hook, land, net, detain, ensnare, abduct, bust, pinch, take, secure, lift, nick, prehend, carry off, haul in, lay hold of, pick up, pull in, snap up, grab hold of, reel in, round up, take into custody, feel your collar, run in, restrain, take prisoner, imprison, do, put in jail, cop, incarcerate, take in, throw in jail, put behind bars, grab, hold, get, book, confine, jail, stop … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “After months of pursuit, detectives would finally capture their fugitive.”
      “Richard then made the mistake of an arrogant man and attempted an uprising, hoping to capture the king and make him see sense.”
      “The objective is to capture the enemy's outposts and to clear the way for our assaulting columns.”
captivate
  1. To attract and hold interest and attention of; charm.
  2. (obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. fascinate, charm, enchant, bewitch, enthral, attract, allure, beguile, enthrall, mesmerise, mesmerize, entrance, absorb, grip, spellbind, enrapture, engross, rivet, delight, please, draw, hypnotise, hypnotize, magnetise, magnetize, lure, seduce, intrigue, ravish, wile, hold, dazzle, entertain, hook, win, gratify, woo, enamour, witch, kill, ensnare, take, enslave, infatuate, vamp, turn on, sweep off feet, rope in, make a hit with, engage … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “They are sure to captivate you with their vast collection of Irish ballads and folk songs.”
      “When Zulaykha tried to captivate Joseph by her ravishing beauty, the Almighty hastened to help him.”
      “She was exceedingly beautiful, fully grown yet young still, and in her eyes was a depth and maturity that never ceased to captivate the looker.”
captived
  1. simple past tense and past participle of captive
captivating
  1. present participle of captivate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interesting, attracting, appealing to, drawing, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, tempting, entertaining, enthralling, luring, snaring, tantalizing, titillating, affecting, amusing, arousing, distracting, engaging, gripping, hooking, perking up, pleasing, pulling, touching, mesmerising, mesmerizing, moving, riveting, rivetting, tantalising, turning on, beguiling, bemusing, enchanting, grabbing, immersing, piquing, absorbing, bewitching, floating someone's boat, lighting someone's fire, occupying, preoccupying, sitting up, tickling someone's fancy, arresting, busying, enwrapping … more
captive
  1. (transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.
captivates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fascinates, charms, enchants, bewitches, enthrals, attracts, allures, beguiles, enthralls, mesmerises, mesmerizes, entrances, absorbs, grips, spellbinds, enraptures, engrosses, rivets, delights, pleases, draws, hypnotises, hypnotizes, magnetises, magnetizes, lures, seduces, intrigues, ravishes, wiles, holds, dazzles, entertains, hooks, wins, gratifies, woos, enamours, witches, kills, ensnares, takes, enslaves, infatuates, vamps, turns on, sweeps off feet, ropes in, makes a hit with, engages … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It still captivates me in the same way as the first time I ever recorded something into a tape recorder and played it back.”
      “I don't know much about her other than that she is a BBC radio personality and has a name that forever captivates and enchants me.”
      “His exhibit of a human skull captivates the viewer with its tranquil, yet mobile, expression.”
captivateth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
captures
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capture
  2. Synonyms:
      3. catches, seizes, arrests, apprehends, bags, collars, nabs, nails, hooks, lands, nets, detains, ensnares, abducts, busts, pinches, takes, secures, lifts, nicks, prehends, carries off, hauls in, lays hold of, picks up, pulls in, snaps up, grabs hold of, reels in, rounds up, takes into custody, feels your collar, traps, imprisons, incarcerates, confines, gaols, jails, takes captive, takes prisoner, puts behind bars, puts in jail, puts the cuffs on, throws in jail, puts under lock and key, grabs … more
captureth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of capture
captivatest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of captivate
captivated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of captivate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interested, attracted, appealed to, drew, engrossed, excited, fascinated, intrigued, tempted, entertained, enthralled, lured, snared, tantalized, titillated, affected, amused, aroused, concerned, distracted, engaged, gripped, hooked, involved, perked up, pleased, pulled, touched, mattered to, mesmerised, mesmerized, moved, riveted, rivetted, tantalised, turned on, beguiled, bemused, caught one's eye, diverted, enchanted, grabbed, immersed, piqued, absorbed, absorpt, aroused one's curiosity, bewitched, captured one's imagination, engaged one's attention … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Looking at her now, he felt that he was walking on air, completely captivated by her radiance.”
      “The delightful aromatic scent of delicate, lacy carnations has always captivated me.”
      “All she had to do was smile, and Alex would be completely taken away, more like captivated under a spell.”
capturest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of capture
captured
  1. simple past tense and past participle of capture
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, caught, seized, apprehended, secured, ensnared, grabbed, abducted, arrested, bagged, detained, snared, trapped, appropriated, collared, conquered, entrapped, kidnaped, kidnapped, nabbed, snagged, took captive, took into custody, annexed, carried off, laid hold of, took control of, took hold of, took hostage, took possession of, took prisoner, netted, landed, hooked, nailed, lift, got, snatched, copped, glommed, corralled, busted, pinched, nobbled, rapped, lifted, nicked, grappled, picked up, hauled in … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The Middle Passage served not only to erase a slave’s sense of human dignity, but the journey also wiped away the collective knowledge and cultural history of those captured.”
      “Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals.”
      “Alfred was captured by Godwin, Earl of Wessex who turned him over to Harold Harefoot.”
capturing
  1. present participle of capture
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, apprehending, catching, arresting, seizing, taking, taking prisoner, taking captive, taking into custody, detaining, putting in jail, throwing in jail, putting behind bars, imprisoning, incarcerating, collaring, grabbing, nabbing, nailing, pinching, busting, picking up, pulling in, hauling in, doing, feeling someone's collar, nicking, laying hold of, bagging, landing, netting, trapping, hooking, snaring, snagging, snatching, glomming, snapping up, corralling, rapping, grappling, copping, nobbling, snapping, ensnaring, abducting, securing, lifting, confining, prehending … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Bardem's performance is astonishing, not so much in his ability to mimic a wasted body, but by capturing the essence of a lively intelligence.”
      “The only similarity to the deadly Australian spider is that both use a comparable type of web for capturing prey.”
      “After some deliberation, he moved his queen diagonally across the board, capturing Adam's remaining knight.”
captiving
  1. present participle of captive
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