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abductAbduct is the opposite of adduct. It refers to the movement of something away from the animal's midsection.
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abduct"to kidnap," 1834, probably a back-formation from abduction; also compare abduce, the earlier verb, which has a more abstract sense. Related: Abducted; abducting.
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abductto kidnap or illegally take a person away.
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abductto carry or lead (a person) away by threat or use of force or often by fraud ;also : to restrain or conceal (a person) for the purpose of preventing escape or rescue see also kidnapping ...
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abduct(v) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom(v) pull away from the body
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abduct<anatomy> To move away from the median plane. Synonyms: abduce. (05 Mar 2000)
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abduct
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. Early 17th century.last=|first= |authorlink= [..]
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