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   Ab·duct

   /əbˈdək(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. take (someone) away 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"

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

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