v.
- take (someone) away illegally by force or deception.
- Physiology (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part. The opposite of adduct1.
Derivative
- abductee n.
- abduction n.
- abductor n.
Etymology
C17: from L. abduct-, abducere ‘lead away’.
