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kidnaped

kidnaped is the simple past and past participle of kidnap.

kidnaped is the alternative spelling of kidnapped.

Meaning of kidnap

Verb

kidnap (third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnapping or (rare, US only) kidnaping, simple past and past participle kidnapped or (rare, US only) kidnaped)

  1. (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
    • Hello, ladies! How’s the Big Apple?
      Rotten, Jerry! Clover's been kidnapped!
      Oh, dear! That's the second time this month!2002 September 6, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “Model Citizens”, in Totally Spies!, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jess Harnell as Jerry and Katie Leigh), Marathon Media, via...
    Synonyms:
    informal, snatch

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Meaning of kidnapped

Adjective

kidnapped (not comparable)

  1. subjected to kidnapping

Questions about kidnaped

What is kidnaped the simple past and past participle of?
Kidnaped is the simple past and past participle of kidnap.

Words near kidnaped in the dictionary

  1. kidlit
  2. kidly
  3. Kidman
  4. Kidmans
  5. kidnap
  6. kidnaped
  7. kidnapee
  8. kidnapees
  9. kidnaper
  10. kidnapers
  11. kidnaping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kidnaped (page history and authors); kidnap (page history and authors); kidnapped (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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