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abducting

Main Entry:: ab·duct
Pronunciation:: \ab-ˈdəkt, əb-; 2 also ˈab-ˌ\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Latin abductus, past participle of abducere, literally, to lead away, from ab- + ducere to lead — more at tow
Date:: 1825

1 : to seize and take away (as a person) by force 2 : to draw or spread away (as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb

— ab·duc·tor

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\-ˈdək-tər\ noun

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