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abduct

[ ab-duhkt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
  2. Physiology. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb ( adduct ).


abduct

/ æbˈdʌkt /

verb

  1. to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap
  2. (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body Compare adduct
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • abˈductor, noun
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Other Words From

  • unab·ducted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abduct1

1825–35; < Latin abductus, past participle of abdūcere to abduce
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abduct1

C19: from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead away
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Example Sentences

Misch is suspected of moving her scooter next to his car, and then jumping out of it and abducting her when she came to retrieve it.

The officials are seeking further information to help find the American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Damascus in 2012.

From BBC

The couple was abducted by Hirschfield after leaving the community center that evening.

Besigye, who was abducted while visiting Kenya last month and forcibly taken to Uganda, found out on Tuesday that he would be spending Christmas in custody as his trial has been delayed until January.

From BBC

“Instead of listing them as abducted, they are listed as runaways,” he said.

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