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1 abduct
(to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap: The president has been abducted.) bortføre; kidnappe* * *(to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap: The president has been abducted.) bortføre; kidnappe
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abduct — ► VERB ▪ take (someone) away by force or deception. DERIVATIVES abductee noun abduction noun abductor noun. ORIGIN Latin abducere lead away … English terms dictionary
abduct — ab·duct /ab dəkt, əb / vt: to carry or lead (a person) away by threat or use of force or often by fraud; also: to restrain or conceal (a person) for the purpose of preventing escape or rescue see also kidnapping ab·duc·tor / dək tər/ n Merriam… … Law dictionary
abduct — verb Abduct is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑alien Abduct is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
Abduct — is a verb meaning to carry away . Specifically, it can refer to:* Abduction (kinesiology) extending a limb away from the body * Kidnappingee also* Abduction … Wikipedia
abduct — verb 1》 take (someone) away illegally by force or deception. 2》 Physiology (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another participle The opposite of adduct1. Derivatives abductee noun abduction noun abductor … English new terms dictionary
abduct — verb police were tipped off that Kiley was planning to abduct the congressman s wife Syn: kidnap, carry off, seize, capture, run away/off with, make off with, spirit away; informal snatch, shanghai … Thesaurus of popular words
abduct — verb /æbˈdʌkt/ a) To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap. b) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position. Syn … Wiktionary
abduct — verb (T) to take someone away by force; kidnap: Police suspect she was abducted late last night. abductor noun (C) abduction noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abduct — verb Syn: kidnap, carry off, seize, capture, run away/off with; informal snatch … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
abduct — UK [æbˈdʌkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abduct : present tense I/you/we/they abduct he/she/it abducts present participle abducting past tense abducted past participle abducted to take someone away from their home, family etc using force He … English dictionary
abduct — transitive verb Etymology: Latin abductus, past participle of abducere, literally, to lead away, from ab + ducere to lead more at tow Date: 1825 1. to seize and take away (as a person) by force 2. to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) … New Collegiate Dictionary