Abduct
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /æbˈdʌkt/, /æbˈdəkt/
- Rhymes: -ÊŒkt
Origin
From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco ("to lead away"), from ab ("away") + duco ("to lead")
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Full definition of abduct
Verb
- (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. Early 17th century.
- 1904, Jules Verne, The Master of the World Chapter 16, That same night he had by force abducted the president and the secretary of the club, and had taken them, much against their will upon a voyage in the wonderful air-ship, the “Albatross,†which he had constructed.
- (transitive, physiology) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart. Early 17th century.