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ab·duct (ăb-dŭkt′)
tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts
1. To carry off by force; kidnap.
2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.

[Latin abdūcere, abduct- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

ab·duct·ee′ n.
ab·duc′tion n.

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abduct (æbˈdʌkt)
vb (tr)
1. to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap
2. (Physiology) (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body. Compare adduct

[C19: from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead away]

abˈductor n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ab•duct (æbˈdʌkt)

v.t.
1. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap.
2. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or a limb (opposed to adduct).
[1825–35; < Latin abductus, past participle of abdūcere to draw away =ab- ab- + dūcere to lead]

ab•duct•ee′, n.

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abduct
Past participle: abducted
Gerund: abducting

Imperative
abduct
abduct

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Verb 1. abduct - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was
kidnapped"

≡ kidnap, nobble, snatch

↔ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually
considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

↔ seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
↔ shanghai, impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being
drugged"
2. abduct - pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"

↔ draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
≠ adduct - draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"
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abduct
verb ≡ kidnap, seize, carry off, run off with, run away with, make off with, snatch (slang) She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child.
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abduct verb
To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully:

≡ kidnap, snatch, spirit away.

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raptar robar secuestrar abducir

abduct [æbˈdʌkt] VT → raptar, secuestrar

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abduct (əbˈdakt) verb

to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap. The president has been abducted.raptar, secuestrar
abˈduction (-ʃən) noun
rapto, secuestro

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

abduct → raptar , secuestrar

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