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abduct

ab·duct

UK/æbˈdʌkt/ US/əbˈdʌkt/ uncommon

verb

1.

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

  • “The industrialist”
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2.

pull away from the body

  • “this muscle abducts”
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Origin

From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”).

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