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abduct
verb
abducted, abducting
1. To take someone away illegally by force or deception.
Thesaurus: seize, kidnap, carry off, run off with, appropriate, snatch, spirit away.
Etymology
: 19c: from Latin
abducere
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abductum
to lead away.
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