Definitions for abductæbˈdʌkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•ductæbˈdʌkt(v.t.)
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap.
to move or draw away from the axis of the body or a limb
Category: Physiology
Ref: (opposed to adduct 1 ).
Origin of abduct:
1825–35; < L abductus, ptp. of abdūcere to draw away =ab-ab-+dūcere to lead
ab•duct•ee′(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch(verb)
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
abduct(verb)
pull away from the body
"this muscle abducts"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
abduct(verb)æbˈdʌkt
to take sb away illegally
a man abducted by a terrorist group
Wiktionary
abduct(Verb)
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
abduct(Verb)
To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart.
Origin: * First attested in 1834.
Webster Dictionary
Abduct(verb)
to take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap
Abduct(verb)
to draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position
Translations for abduct
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
abduct(verb)
to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap
The president has been abducted.
- ontvoerAfrikaans
- يَخْطُفArabic
- отвличамBulgarian
- raptarPortuguese (BR)
- unéstCzech
- entführenGerman
- bortføre; kidnappeDanish
- απάγωGreek
- raptar, secuestrarSpanish
- röövimaEstonian
- آدم ربایی کردنFarsi
- siepataFinnish
- enleverFrench
- לַחטוֹףHebrew
- अपहरण करनाHindi
- otetiCroatian
- elrabolHungarian
- menculikIndonesian
- nemaá brott, rænaIcelandic
- rapire, sequestrareItalian
- 誘拐するJapanese
- 유괴하다Korean
- pagrobtiLithuanian
- nolaupīt; aizvest (ar varu)Latvian
- diculikMalay
- ontvoerenDutch
- bortføreNorwegian
- uprowadzaćPolish
- آدم ربایی کردنPersian
- تښتونه، اختطافPashto
- raptarPortuguese
- a răpiRomanian
- (насильно) увозить; похищатьRussian
- uniesťSlovak
- ugrabitiSlovenian
- otetiSerbian
- röva bortSwedish
- ลักพาตัวThai
- kaçırmakTurkish
- 綁架Chinese (Trad.)
- викрадати силою, обманомUkrainian
- اغوا کرناUrdu
- bắt cócVietnamese
- 劫持，绑架Chinese (Simp.)
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