Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abduct \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.
Source : WordNet®
abduct
v 1: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom; "The
industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble},
{snatch}]
2: pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts" [ant: {adduct}]