Abduct

English

Etymology

From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abdūcō (“‘take away; seduce’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æbˈdʌkt/
• Rhymes: -ʌkt

Verb

Infinitive to Abduct

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Abduct (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
2. (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.

Synonyms

• kidnap
• seize

Derived terms

• abductee
• abductive

Related terms

• abduce
• abducens
• abducent
• abduction
• abductor

Translations

to take away

Bulgarian: отвличам, похищавам bg(bg) CJKV Characters: 拐 Czech: unést cs(cs) Danish: bortføre, kidnappe Dutch: ontvoeren nl(nl), kidnappen nl(nl) Esperanto: forrabi eo(eo) Finnish: siepata fi(fi), ryöstää fi(fi), abduktoida fi(fi) French: enlever fr(fr), ravir fr(fr) German: entführen de(de) Ido: raptar Irish: fuadaigh (vn -ach) Italian: sottrarre it(it), sequestrare it(it), rapire it(it) (people)

Japanese: 誘拐する (yūkai suru) Lithuanian: pagrobti Macedonian: одветува (odvetuva) Malay: culik Polish: uprowadzić pl(pl) Portuguese: raptar pt(pt) Russian: похитить ru(ru) Spanish: raptar es(es) Thai: ลักพา (lak-paa); ฉุด (choot) Vietnamese: bắt cóc, cuỗm đi, lừa đem đi Welsh: cipio

to draw away from its ordinary position

Ido: abduktar Italian: abdurre it(it) Portuguese: abduzir pt(pt)

Spanish: abducir es(es) Vietnamese: rẽ ra, giạng ra

Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS): a - b - d - u - k - t

(Version: Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d - u - k

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