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 \-ˈdək-tər\ noun