- 1
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.transitive
- to abduct children
- I was abducted by aliens.
- 2
To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.transitive
syn. carry off · drag away · kidnap · run away with · seize · spirit away · stretch · take away
ant. adduct · reinstate · restore