abduct

 
Pronunciation: /əbˈdʌkt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap: the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted
  • 2 Physiology (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part: the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eyeThe opposite of adduct1.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin abduct- 'led away', from the verb abducere, from ab- 'away, from' + ducere 'to lead'