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| ab·duct [ ab dúkt ] (past and past participle ab·duct·ed, present participle ab·duct·ing, 3rd person present singular ab·ducts) |
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1. snatch somebody away: to take somebody away by force or deception
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2. pull something away: to pull something, e.g. a muscle, away from the midpoint or midline of the body or of a limb.
See also adduct
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin abduct-, past participle of abducere "lead out" < ducere "lead"] |
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 ab·duc·tion noun |
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