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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æbˈdʌkt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/æbˈdʌkt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ab dukt′)

ab•duct /æbˈdʌkt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to carry off (a person) illegally and by force; kidnap.

ab•duc•tion /æbˈdʌkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
ab•duc•tor, n. [countable]See -duc-.

ab•duct (ab dukt′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap.
Physiologyto move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb (opposed to adduct).

Latin abductus, past participle of abdūcere to abduce
1825–35

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abduct /æbˈdʌkt/ vb (transitive)

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead awayabˈductor n

'abduct' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

adduct - disappear - make away - make off - rape - abduce - abductee - abduction - abductor - Alcon - kidnap - nap - Paris - rapt - raptus - unabducted

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Synonyms: kidnap, seize, carry off, take by force, snatch, more...

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