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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ab·duct ETYMOLOGY Latin abductus, past participle of abducere,literally, to lead away, from ab- + ducere to lead — more at tow DATE 1825 1. to seize and take away (as a person) by force 2. to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb English Etymology abduct "to kidnap," 1834, in this sense probably a back-formation from abduction (q.v.); the earlier form was abduce and the meaning was "to draw away" by persuasion (1530s), from L. abducere "to lead away." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 abduct ab·duct / Ab5dQkt / verb[VN] to take sb away illegally, especially using force 诱拐；劫持；绑架 SYN kidnap
• ab·duc·tion / Ab5dQkFn / noun [U, C] OLT abduct verb ⇨ kidnap Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ab·duct \abˈdəkt, əb-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin abductus, past participle of abducere literally, to lead away, from ab- ab- (I) + ducere to lead — more at tow (pull)1. : to carry (a person) off by force : lead (a child) away wrongfully— compare abduction , kidnap 2. [back-formation from abduction] : to draw (as a limb) away from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body < the peroneus longus extends, abducts, and everts the foot — C.R.Bardeen > < the deltoid muscle plays a major part in abducting the arm > also : to separate (similar parts) < abduct adjoining fingers > |
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