ABDUCT

abduct

(verb) pull away from the body; “this muscle abducts”

kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch

(verb) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; “The industrialist’s son was kidnapped”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17^th century.]

(transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. [Early 17^th century.]

Synonyms

• carry off

• drag away

• kidnap

• run away with

• seize

• spirit away

• stretch

• take away

Antonyms

• adduct

• reinstate

• restore

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab*duct", v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abducted; p.pr. & vb.n. Abducting.] Etym: [L. abductus, p.p. of abducere. See Abduce.]

1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.

2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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