abduct

Pronunciation: /æbˈdʌkt/

The English word “abduct” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.

Etymology

From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”). * (physiology): Back-formation from abduction.

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