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abducted

/æbˈdʌktɪd/

abducted is the simple past and past participle of abduct.

Meaning of abduct

Verb

abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)

  1. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
    • to abduct children
  2. (transitive) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.

Adjective

abducted (not comparable)

  1. Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction.
    • Police are searching for an abducted child.

Words formed from abducted

Questions about abducted

What does abducted mean?
Abducted means having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction.
What is abducted the simple past and past participle of?
Abducted is the simple past and past participle of abduct.
What part of speech is abducted?
Abducted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abducted?
Abducted is pronounced /æbˈdʌktɪd/.

Words near abducted in the dictionary

  1. abducents
  2. abduces
  3. abducible
  4. abducing
  5. abduct
  6. abducted
  7. abductee
  8. abductees
  9. abductin
  10. abducting
  11. abductins

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