abduct

ab·duct  (b-dkt)

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.

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

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ab·duct·ee n.

ab·duction n.

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abduct

Verb

to remove (a person) by force; kidnap [Latin abducere to lead away]

abduction n
abductor n

Thesaurus

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)

Translations

abduct [æbˈdʌkt] vt → raptar, secuestrar

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abduct [æbˈdʌkt] vt → enlever

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abduct [æbˈdʌkt] vt → entführen

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abduct [æbˈdʌkt] vt → rapire

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abduct

v abduct [əbˈdakt]

to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap The president has been abducted. ontvoer يَخْطُف отвличам unést bortføre; kidnappe entführen απάγω raptar, secuestrar röövima آدم ربایی کردن siepata enlever לַחטוֹף अपहरण करना oteti elrabol menculik nema á brott, ræna rapire, sequestrare 誘拐する 납치하다 pagrobti nolaupīt; aizvest (ar varu) diculik ontvoeren bortføre uprowadzać raptar a răpi (насильно) увозить; похищать uniesť ugrabiti oteti röva bort ลักพาตัว kaçırmak 劫持，綁架 викрадати силою, обманом اغوا کرنا bắt cóc 劫持，绑架

n abˈduction [-ʃən]

ontvoering خَطْف отвличане únos bortførelse; kidnapning die Entführung απαγωγή rapto, secuestro röövimine آدم ربایی sieppaus enlèvement חֲטִיפָה अपहरण oteti elrablás penculikan brottnám, mannrán rapimento, sequestro 誘拐 유괴 pagrobimas nolaupīšana; aizvešana (ar varu) melarikan ontvoering bortføring uprowadzenie, porwanie rapto răpire увоз; похищение únos ugrabitev otmica bortrövande การลักพาตัว kaçırma 劫綁，綁架 викрадання اغوا sự bắt cóc 劫绑，绑架