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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
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 17th century.]
(transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. [Early 17th century.]
Synonyms
• carry off
• drag away
• kidnap
• run away with
• seize
• spirit away
• stretch
• take away
Antonyms
• adduct
• reinstate
• restore
Source: Wiktionary
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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