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ab·duct
(ăb-dŭkt′)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 abdūcere, abduct- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
ab·duct·ee′ n.
ab·duc′tion n.
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abduct
(æbˈdʌkt)vb (tr)
1. to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap
2. (Physiology) (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body. Compare adduct
[C19: from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead away]
abˈductor n
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ab•duct
(æbˈdʌkt)v.t.
1. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap.
2. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or a limb (opposed to adduct).
[1825–35; < Latin abductus, past participle of abdūcere to draw away =ab- ab- + dūcere to lead]
ab•duct•ee′, n.
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abduct
Past participle: abducted
Gerund: abducting
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| 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"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" |
| 2. |  abduct - pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"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) She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child.
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abduct
verbTo seize and detain (a person) unlawfully:
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Translations
يَخْطَفُيَخْطُف
unést
bortførekidnappe
forrabi
siepataabduktoidaryöstää
oteti
nema á brott, ræna
誘拐する
유괴하다
pagrobimaspagrobti
aizvestnolaupīt
ugrabiti
röva bort
ลักพาตัว
bắt cóc
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abduct
vt → entführen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abduct
(əbˈdakt) verb to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap. The president has been abducted.
abˈduction (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
abduct
→ يَخْطَفُ unést bortføre entführen απάγω raptar, secuestrar siepata enlever oteti rapire 誘拐する 유괴하다 ontvoeren bortføre uprowadzić raptar похищать röva bort ลักพาตัว kaçırmak bắt cóc 绑架Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009