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- Dictionaryab·duct/əbˈdək(t)/
verb
- 1. take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap: "the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted"
- 2. (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part: "the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye"
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to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence: The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists. Synonyms. kidnap. snatch (TAKE QUICKLY) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take someone somewhere. take I have to take my mother to the doctor today.
The meaning of ABDUCT is to seize and take away (a person) by force. How to use abduct in a sentence.
ABDUCT meaning: 1. to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence: 2. to move a part…. Learn more.
verb. If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force. His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen. [be VERB -ed] She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. [VERB noun] Synonyms: kidnap, seize, carry off, run off with More Synonyms of abduct.
To abduct someone is to commit the crime of kidnapping person and holding them for ransom. Being abducted is one of the worst things that can happen to you. Fortunately, it's very rare. To abduct is to kidnap — to take someone against their will and imprison them.
to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence: The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists. Synonyms. kidnap. snatch (TAKE QUICKLY) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take someone somewhere. take I have to take my mother to the doctor today.
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.
Definition of abduct verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: to take (someone) away from a place by force. He was abducted [= kidnapped] from his home. She claims that she was abducted by aliens. [=that she was carried away in a spaceship by creatures from another world] — abductee. /ˌæbˌdʌk ˈtiː/ noun, plural abductees [count]
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