Meaning of abduct | Babel Free
/æbˈdʌkt/Definitions
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To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. transitive
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To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. transitive
Translations
Examples
“to abduct children”
“I was abducted by aliens.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.