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abduct

Pronunciation: /əbˈdʌkt/

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Definition of abduct

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.