ABDUCT


Meaning of ABDUCT in English

v.tr.

1. carry off or kidnap (a person) illegally by force or deception.

2 (of a muscle etc.) draw (a limb etc.) away from the middle line of the body.

Derivatives:

abduction n. abductor n.

Etymology: L abducere abduct- (as AB-, ducere draw)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.