abduct en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /əbˈdʌkt/ (UK, US)
- /æbˈdʌkt/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
to abduct children
I was abducted by aliens.
That same night he had by force abducted the president and the secretary of the club, and had taken them, much against their will upon a voyage in the wonderful air-ship, the “Albatross,” which he had constructed.
1904, Jules Verne, chapter 16, in The Master of the World, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2012:
- (transitive) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abducting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| abducted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| abducted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| abducts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
abductive · abductee · hyperabduct
Relateds
abducent · abduce · abducens · abduction · abductor
Synonyms
carry off · run away with · drag away · spirit away · kidnap · stretch · seize · take away
Translations (90)
id menculik (to take away) · es raptar (to take away) · fr enlever (to take away) · fi siepata (to take away) · da kidnappe (to take away) · mk одветува (to take away) · nb kidnappe (to take away) · it sequestrare (to take away) · eo forrabi (to take away) · fi ryöstää (to take away) · cs unést (to take away) · de wegziehen (to draw away from its ordinary position) · es secuestrar (to take away) · af hi'jack (to take away) · ja 誘拐する (to take away) · es abducir (to take away) · be выкрасці (to take away) · nl ontvoeren (to take away) · ar يَخْطِفّ (to take away) · nl abduceren (to draw away from its ordinary position) · vi giạng ra (to draw away from its ordinary position) · lt pagrobti (to take away) · mi mautāhae (to take away) · kw dengibya (to take away) · pt abduzir (to draw away from its ordinary position) · ru абду́кция (to draw away from its ordinary position) · pt raptar (to take away) · bg отвличам (to take away) · af kid'nap (to take away) · it sottrarre (to take away) · ko 유괴하다 (to take away) · sk uniesť (to take away) · pt sequestrar (to take away) · kw denladra (to take away) · ang forstelan (to take away) · cmn 誘拐 /诱拐 (to take away) · ca abduir (to draw away from its ordinary position) · mi kāwhaki (to take away) · be выкрадаць (to take away) · lkt wiíyanažičA (to take away) · nb bortføre (to take away) · ms culik (to take away) · vi cuỗm đi (to take away) · ca raptar (to take away) · it rapire (to take away) · it abdurre (to draw away from its ordinary position) · ru похища́ть (to take away) · io abduktar (to take away) · ru отведе́ние (to draw away from its ordinary position) · vi lừa đem đi (to take away) · nl kidnappen (to take away) · mi kāhaki (to take away) · pt abduzir (to take away) · kix thōhlǖkhúa (to take away) · sh oteti (to take away) · hu elrabol (to take away) · io abduktar (to draw away from its ordinary position) · la raptō (to take away) · el απάγω (to take away) · ru похи́тить (to take away) · de abspreizen (to draw away from its ordinary position) · tl dukot (to take away) · es abducir (to draw away from its ordinary position) · vi bắt cóc (to take away) · vi rẽ ra (to draw away from its ordinary position) · ro răpi (to take away) · arz يخطف (to take away) · hu elmozdít (to draw away from its ordinary position) · de entführen (to take away) · cy cipio (to take away) · lkt wiínaȟmA (to take away) · ta கடத்து (to take away) · io raptar (to take away) · fr ravir (to take away) · bg похищавам (to take away) · pl uprowadzać (to take away) · nrf enlever (to take away) · da bortføre (to take away) · th ลักพา (to take away) · ga fuadaigh (to take away) · ro abduce (to draw away from its ordinary position) · lkt wiéyaku (to take away) · is ræna (to take away) · sh отети (to take away) · th ฉุด (to take away) · ko 납치하다 (to take away) · fi abduktoida (to take away) · pl uprowadzić (to take away) · nb abdusere (to draw away from its ordinary position) · af ontvoer (to take away)