| Pronunciation: | | ab'dukt
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| Matching Terms: | | abduce, abducens, abducens muscle, abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, abducted, abducting, abduction, abductor, abductor muscle
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- [v] pull away from the body, of muscles
- [v] of people
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| | Synonyms: | | kidnap, nobble, snatch |
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| | Antonyms: | | adduct |
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| | See Also: | | draw, force, impress, pull, seize, shanghai |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See
{Abduce}.]
1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a
human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to
kidnap.
2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
position.
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