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Thesaurus: abduct

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

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  1. v. t. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
  2. v. t. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
  3. v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  4. v. pull away from the body
  5. 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.
  6. v:100 v. pull away from the body