Absorbed
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed taken in by a body without reflection taken by through the pores of a surface
Captive
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a person who has been captured or is otherwise confineda person held prisoner
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: held prisoner; not free; confined
Example sentence: Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity.