abduct

ab·duct

A0011100 (ăb-dŭkt′)tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts 1. To carry off by force; kidnap.2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.

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[Latin abdūcere, abduct- : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab·duct·ee′ n.ab·duc′tion n.

abduct

(æbˈdʌkt) vb (tr) 1. to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap2. (Physiology) (of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body. Compare adduct[C19: from the past participle of Latin abdūcere to lead away] abˈductor n

ab•duct

(æbˈdʌkt)

v.t. 1. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap. 2. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or a limb (opposed to adduct). [1825–35; < Latin abductus, past participle of abdūcere to draw away =ab- ab- + dūcere to lead] ab•duct•ee′, n.

abduct

Past participle: abducted
Gerund: abducting

Imperative
abduct
abduct

Present
I abduct
you abduct
he/she/it abducts
we abduct
you abduct
they abduct

Preterite
I abducted
you abducted
he/she/it abducted
we abducted
you abducted
they abducted

Present Continuous
I am abducting
you are abducting
he/she/it is abducting
we are abducting
you are abducting
they are abducting

Present Perfect
I have abducted
you have abducted
he/she/it has abducted
we have abducted
you have abducted
they have abducted

Past Continuous
I was abducting
you were abducting
he/she/it was abducting
we were abducting
you were abducting
they were abducting

Past Perfect
I had abducted
you had abducted
he/she/it had abducted
we had abducted
you had abducted
they had abducted

Future
I will abduct
you will abduct
he/she/it will abduct
we will abduct
you will abduct
they will abduct

Future Perfect
I will have abducted
you will have abducted
he/she/it will have abducted
we will have abducted
you will have abducted
they will have abducted

Future Continuous
I will be abducting
you will be abducting
he/she/it will be abducting
we will be abducting
you will be abducting
they will be abducting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abducting
you have been abducting
he/she/it has been abducting
we have been abducting
you have been abducting
they have been abducting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abducting
you will have been abducting
he/she/it will have been abducting
we will have been abducting
you will have been abducting
they will have been abducting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abducting
you had been abducting
he/she/it had been abducting
we had been abducting
you had been abducting
they had been abducting

Conditional
I would abduct
you would abduct
he/she/it would abduct
we would abduct
you would abduct
they would abduct

Past Conditional
I would have abducted
you would have abducted
he/she/it would have abducted
we would have abducted
you would have abducted
they would have abducted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abduct - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"kidnap, nobble, snatchcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"shanghai, impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
	2.	abduct - pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"adduct - draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"

abduct

verb kidnap, seize, carry off, run off with, run away with, make off with, snatch (slang) She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child.

abduct

verbTo seize and detain (a person) unlawfully:kidnap, snatch, spirit away.

Translations

绑架劫持

abduct

(əbˈdakt) verb to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap. The president has been abducted. 綁架 劫持，绑架 abˈduction (-ʃən) noun 綁架 劫绑，绑架

abduct

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