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