abduct

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /æbˈdʌkt/, /æbˈdəkt/

Verb

abduct (abducts, present participle abducting; past and past participle abducted)

1. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17^th century.]
2. (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. [Early 17^th century.]

Synonyms

• carry off
• drag away
• kidnap
• run away with
• seize
• spirit away
• stretch
• take away

Antonyms

• adduct
• reinstate
• restore

Related terms

Translations

• French: enlever, ravir
• German: entführen
• Italian: sottrarre, sequestrare, rapire people
• Portuguese: raptar, abduzir, sequestrar
• Russian: похища́ть
• Spanish: raptar, secuestrar

Translations

• German: abspreizen, wegziehen
• Italian: abdurre
• Portuguese: abduzir
• Spanish: abducir

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