v.
Pronunciation: ab- ' d ə kt, ə b-; 2 also ' ab- ˌ
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin abductus, past participle of abducere, literally, to lead away, from ab- + ducere to lead ― more at TOW
Date: 1825
1 : to seize and take away (as a person) by force
2 : to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb
– ab · duc · tor \ - ' d ə k-t ə r \ noun