Leading away; a carrying away. / (anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.

present participle of abduct

(anatomy) Related or pertaining to abductor muscles and their movement. / (logic, computing) Characterizing a logical process as being one of abduction or inference.

simple past tense and past participle of abduct

Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction

plural of abduction

In an abductive fashion.

(physiology) Relating to abduction.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduct