Abduct

Quick meaning: Abduct is a verb meaning (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.

Meaning

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• abducts
• abducting
• abducted

Synonyms for abduct

Depending on context, synonyms include kidnap, seize, stretch, take away, snatch, nobble.

Antonyms for abduct

Common opposites include adduct, reinstate, restore.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kidnap, nobble, snatch, kidnapping, steal, hijack.

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