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abduct
[ ab-duhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- Physiology. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb ( adduct ).
abduct
/ æbˈdʌkt /
verb
- to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap
- (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body Compare adduct
Derived Forms
- abˈductor, noun
Other Words From
- unab·ducted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abduct1
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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.
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.
“Instead of listing them as abducted, they are listed as runaways,” he said.
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