abduct
[verb]
Synonyms: kidnap, carry off, seize, snatch (slang)

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Related Words: grab, seize

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ab‧duct /əbˈdʌkt, æb-/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of abducere, from ab- 'away' + ducere 'to lead']
to take someone away by force Synonym : kidnap:
The diplomat was abducted on his way to the airport.
—abductor noun [countable]
—abduction /əbˈdʌkʃən, æb-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
child abduction
—abductee /ˌæbdʌkˈtiː/ noun [countable]

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Abduct is mostly used in journalism. In everyday English, people usually say kidnap:
He was kidnapped on his way to the airport.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲