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captivity
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the act of confining or the state of being confined the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild Synonyms internment, confinement, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, prisonRelated Words bondage, enslavement, servitude; restraint, restriction; arrest, capture, entrapment; custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrestNear Antonyms emancipation, liberation, manumission, redemption, release; freedom, independence, liberty
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