abduct
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abduct
- /æbˈdʌkt/ UK, US
- /əbˈdʌkt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌkt
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *dewk-
Proto-Indo-European *déwkti
Proto-Italic *doukō
Latin dūcō
Latin abdūcō
Latin abductusder.
English abduct
From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”).
* (physiology): Back-formation from abduction.
verb abducts · abducting · abducted
- To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. to abduct children
- To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
Similar: carry off, drag away, kidnap, run away with, seize, spirit away, stretch, take away
