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abduct
abductverbCollocations from the corpusActivator 1Other dictionary examplesCorpus examplesabductabductsabductedabductingabductab‧duct /E™bEˆdEŒkt, ?¦b-/
verb [transitive]Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of abducere, from ab- �away’ + ducere �to lead’
Verb form
TAKE/BRINGto take someone away by force SYN kidnap:
The diplomat was abducted on his way to the airport.beabduct—abductorabductorsabductornoun [countable]—abductionabduction /E™bEˆdEŒkEƒE™n, ?¦b-/
noun [uncountable and countable]:
child abduction—abducteeabducteesabductee /EŒ?¦bdEŒkEˆtiE?/noun [countable]RegisterAbduct is mostly used in journalism. In everyday English, people usually say kidnap:He was kidnapped on his way to the airport.bekidnap