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/æbˈdʌkt/ · verb
(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.
Use abduct when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abduct means (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap..
Common synonyms include carry off, drag away, kidnap, run away with.
Possible antonyms include adduct, reinstate, restore.
to abduct children
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