abduct

/æbˈdʌkt/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

beloved, determined, trying

VERB + ABDUCT

planning, tried, wanted, wanting

ABDUCT + NOUN

baby, children, girl, hundreds, isabella, matthew, olivia, people

ADV.

actually, forcefully, really, secretly

Definitions

verb

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.

To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and

Antonyms

adduct

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

to abduct children

Wiktionary

I was abducted by aliens.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Did aliens really abduct Tom?

Tatoeba · #8369781

He was trying to abduct that girl.

Tatoeba · #8512811

Nobody knows how or why, but aliens abduct hundreds of people every year.

Tatoeba · #10101111

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