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abduct
[ ab-duhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- Physiology. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb ( adduct ).
abduct
/ æ²úˈ»åÊŒ°ì³Ù /
verb
- to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap
- (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body Compare adduct
Derived Forms
- ²¹²úˈ»å³Ü³¦³Ù´Ç°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ³Ü²Ôa²ú·»å³Ü³¦³ÙĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of abduct1
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Example Sentences
"I have lost faith I could walk the streets without being abducted, Weighing up these options. I took the decision to leave on my own terms."
Mr Lynskey, from west Belfast, is one of the Disappeared - a group of 17 people who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The incident happened in Ali Doro, which is near an area where around 100 university students were similarly abducted as they were heading home from their campus last July.
A bipartisan group of 17 members of Congress pushed back on the funding cut for the HRL, saying their work is a "vital resource" in preserving evidence of children abducted from Ukraine.
She says he was shot dead by the gunmen who abducted him.
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