abduct
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From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abdūcō (“‘take away; seduce’”).
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to abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)
- (transitive) To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
- (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
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to take away
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to draw away from its ordinary position
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- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS): a - b - d - u - k - t
- (Version: Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d - u - k