English dictionary
abduct
/&/b'd/@/kt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Source: WordNet 3.0
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pull away from the body
ExamplesThis muscle abducts.
Antonyms adductSource: WordNet 3.0
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To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
Source: webster1913