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- pronunciation:
 b
duhkt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abducts, abducting, abducted |
| definition 1: |
to carry off or lead away, esp. by force; kidnap.
The heiress was abducted and held for ransom.- synonyms:
- capture, take
- similar words:
- commandeer, hijack, kidnap, ravish, seize, snatch
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| definition 2: |
to draw or cause to move away from the main axis of the body. (Cf. adduct.)
The gluteal muscles abduct the hip joint. |
adverb + (v.)abduct
allegedly, reportedly, supposedly
(v.)abduct
+ adverb
brutally, sexually
(v.)abduct
+ noun
alien, bedroom, daylight, deliberation, gunpoint, hostage, human, infant, killer, palace, police, ransom, rebel, son, stranger, terrorist, victim
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| derivations: |
abductee (n.), abductor (n.) |
The word abduct
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, aberrant, aberration, abhor, abject, abjure, ablate, ablation, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, abrupt, abscond, absence, absent, absolute, absolve, absorb, abstain, abstract, abnegate, abuse, abusive
duc, duct
Latin
root
that means lead; draw along
Example words:
abduct, adduce, aqueduct, conduce, conducive, conduct, deduce, deduct, duce, duct, ductile, educate, educe, induce, induct, introduce, oviduct, produce, reduce, seduce, traduce, viaduct
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