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TOEFL BNC: 15203 COCA: 11439

abduct

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
abduct /æbˈdʌkt/ verb
abducts; abducted; abducting
abduct
/æbˈdʌkt/
verb
abducts; abducted; abducting
Learner's definition of ABDUCT
[+ object]
: to take (someone) away from a place by force绑架;劫持

— abductee

/ˌæbˌdʌkˈtiː/ noun, plural abductees [count]

— abduction

/æbˈdʌkʃən/ noun, plural abductions
[count]
[noncount]

— abductor

/æbˈdʌktɚ/ noun, plural abductors [count]
TOEFL BNC: 15203 COCA: 11439

abduct

verb

ab·​duct ab-ˈdəkt How to pronounce abduct (audio)
əb-;
sense 2 also
ˈab-ˌdəkt How to pronounce abduct (audio)
abducted; abducting; abducts

transitive verb

1
: to seize and take away (a person) by force
The girl was abducted by kidnappers.
2
: to draw or spread away (a part of the body, such as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb
a muscle that abducts the arm
abductor noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But the past won’t be so easily left behind, as Ettore’s mother and brother abduct him and set him on a course of conversion therapy that includes ruinous electroshock treatment. Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 Whirty was convicted of trying to abduct the Newton woman, served five years in Massachusetts, then was returned to Texas to serve out the rest of his life sentence. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Britain's statement comes amid the possibility that Russia might abduct Ukrainian mayors in the country's East and install Kremlin puppets in the latest phase of the war. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022 Ukraine: Russians abduct Kherson mayor Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev has been abducted by Russian forces that occupy the southern city of almost 300,000, a mayoral adviser said. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 Dan Chappel, an Army veteran, was an FBI informant who secretly recorded hours of conversations, participated in chat groups and trained to abduct Whitmer, along with Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta. CBS News, 21 Mar. 2022 Davila was arrested earlier on Friday after she was found with the vehicle officers suspect was used to abduct the infant, according to police. Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022 The suspects also allegedly tried to abduct the baby from a local Walmart on March 28 and on the morning of the actual kidnapping, but failed both times. Paul Best, Fox News, 13 May 2022 Who would abduct him, torture him for days and toss him onto a rubbish tip? Tom Nolan, WSJ, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin abdūctus, past participle of abdūcere "to draw (a limb) away from the body," going back to Latin "to lead away, carry off, remove, entice away," from ab- ab- + dūcere "to lead" — more at tow entry 1

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of abduct was in 1765
TOEFL BNC: 15203 COCA: 11439

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