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Abduct \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See
{Abduce}.]
1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a
human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to
kidnap.
[1913 Webster]

2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
position.
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abducting \abducting\ adj.
1. (Physiol.) drawing away from the midline of the body or
from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles
{adducent}

Syn: abducent
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