abducted

Meaning of abducted

verb, past tense
  1. take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
    the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted
  2. (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part.
    the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye

early 17th century: from Latin abduct- ‘led away’, from the verb abducere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

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Hyphenation of abducted

ab-ducted

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • abducted is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

abducted synonyms

Meaning kidnapped:

kidnapped, kidnaped

Meaning abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom:

kidnap

Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:

seize

Meaning take into one's possession or control by force:

capture

Meaning unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes:

hijack

Meaning steal (something) or kidnap (someone) by seizing or grabbing suddenly:

snatch

Meaning force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhand means:

shanghai

Meaning seize or accost (someone):

nobble

Meaning seize and carry off (someone) by force:

ravish

Words that rhyme with abducted

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