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Dictionary: ab·duct   (ăb-dŭkt') pronunciation
tr.v., -duct·ed, -duct·ing, -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.]

abductee ab·duct·ee' n.
abduction ab·duc'tion n.

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verb

    To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully: kidnap, snatch, spirit away. See crimes, free/unfree.

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Definition: take by force and without permission
Antonyms: give up, let go, release


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(abdukt′)
v

To draw away from the median line or from a neighboring part or limb.

To draw away from an axis or the median plane.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To kidnap; carry off by force.

pronunciation He believed that aliens abducted his poodle.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bortføre, kidnappe

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontvoeren, doen bewegen weg van het midden van het lichaam

Français (French)
v. tr. - kidnapper, enlever

Deutsch (German)
v. - entführen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απάγω

Italiano (Italian)
rapire, sequestrare, abdurre (medico)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - seqüestrar, raptar

Русский (Russian)
похищать, насильно отвозить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - secuestrar, raptar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bortföra, enlevera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
诱拐, 劫持, 绑架

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誘拐, 劫持, 綁架

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 유괴하다, 외전 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誘拐する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخطف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חטף, פיסק‬


 
 
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