abduct
/æbˈdʌkt/ verb C1- 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.
He/she/it abducts · Past abducted · Past participle abducted · -ing form abducting
Verb forms
- Base form
- abduct
- He/she/it
- abducts
- Past
- abducted
- Past participle
- abducted
- -ing form
- abducting
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