abduct



abduct (someone) from

To kidnap. Someone abducted that little girl from her parents' home in the middle of the night. I hope the dog wasn't abducted from our yard.
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abduct someone from someone or something

to take away or kidnap a person from someone or from a particular place, usually in secret. The thugs abducted the child from her mother.
See also: abduct

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LenaLE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Yvonne[i'vɔn]
ŠTefanijashte-FAHN-ee-yah (Croatian)Slovene, Croatian
Ingiger&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
ÓLafur-Icelandic
Astrid['æsteriks]