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abduct
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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.

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

ab·duct·ee n.
ab·duction n.

abduct [æbˈdʌkt]
vb (tr)
1. to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc.) away from the median axis of the body Compare adduct
[from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead away]
abductor  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.abductabduct - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
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.abductabduct - 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"

abduct
verb kidnap, seize, carry off, run off with, run away with, make off with, snatch (slang) She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child.
Translations
abduct [æbˈdʌkt] VTraptar, secuestrar

abduct [æbˈdʌkt] vt [+ person, child] → enlever

abduct
vtentführen

abduct [æbˈdʌkt] vtrapire

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 유괴하다 pagrobti nolaupīt; aizvest (ar varu) diculik ontvoeren bortføre uprowadzać raptar a răpi (насильно) увозить; похищать uniesť ugrabiti oteti röva bort ลักพาตัว kaçırmak 綁架 викрадати силою, обманом اغوا کرنا bắt cóc
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 綁架 викрадання اغوا sự bắt cóc

abduct يَخطَف unést bortføre entführen απάγω raptar siepata enlever oteti rapire 誘拐する 유괴하다 ontvoeren bortføre uprowadzić raptar похищать röva bort ลักพาตัว kaçırmak bắt cóc 绑架


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