Definizione monolingua

abduct

abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)

1. (transitive) To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
   • 1904, Jules Verne, chapter 16, The Master of the World^[1]:

     That same night he had by force abducted the president and the secretary of the club, and had taken them, much against their will upon a voyage in the wonderful air-ship, the “Albatross,” which he had constructed.

2. (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.

Definizione dizionario abduct

	rapire
	to take away
	To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.

	abdurre
	to draw away from its ordinary position

	sequestrare
	to take away

	sottrarre
	to take away

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Altri significati:

(transitive) To take away secretly by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.

(transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.