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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
/ æˈʌ /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- unabducted adjective
- ˈܳٴǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abduct1
Example Sentences
He had been working as a freelance journalist and was leaving Syria when he was abducted.
She had been mistaken for the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and abducted from her London home on 29 December 1969.
The families of the couple had alleged that the bride had also either been killed or abducted and mounted a huge campaign to find her.
Was she abducted on behalf of a couple desperate for a child of their own?
Not being able to abduct grade-schoolers is an affront to his clan’s heritage.
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