ABDUCT


Meaning of ABDUCT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ab-ˈdəkt, əb-; 2 also ]

ˈab-ˌ 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 -ˈdək-tər noun

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