abduct
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- Reino Unido//æbˈdʌkt//
- Reino Unido//əbˈdʌkt//
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
verbo
- 1
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
to abduct children
I was abducted by aliens.
That same night he had by force abducted the president and the secretary of the club, and had taken them, much against their will upon a voyage in the wonderful air-ship, the “Albatross,” which he had constructed.
- 2
To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
Etimologia
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abdūcō Latin abductusder. English abduct From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”). * (physiology): Back-formation from abduction.
Formas
- pretérito
- abducted
- particípio passado
- abducted
- gerúndio
- abducting
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- abducts
abduct · To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
abducted · Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an…abduction · A leading away; a carrying away.Abdul · A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.