Complete Definition of "abduct"

English

Etymology
From Latin abductus, past participle of abducere "to abduce".

Pronunciation
RP:

  • IPA|/æbË�dÊ�kt/

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kt|-�kt

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
  2. transitive To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.

Synonyms
kidnap
seize

Derived terms
abductee
abductive

Related terms
abduce
abducens
abducent
abduction
abductor

Translations
trans-top|to take away
Danish: bortføre, kidnappe
Dutch: ontvoeren, kidnappen
Finnish: siepata, ryöstää, abduktoida
German: entführen
Ido: raptar
Irish: fuadaigh (vn -ach)
Japanese: ���� (yūkai suru)
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Lithuanian: pagrobti
Macedonian: одве��ва (odvetuva)
Malay: culik
Portuguese: raptar
Russian: по�и�и��
Welsh: cipio
Thai: ลั��า (lak-paa); �ุ� (choot)
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trans-top|to draw away from its ordinary position
Ido: abduktar
trans-mid
Portuguese: abduzir
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ttbc|Vietnamese: bắt cóc, cu�m �i, lừa �em �i, rẽ ra, giạng ra

Shorthand

Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS): a - b - d - u - k - t

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