abduct
verb (used with object)
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
have abducted
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present perfectof abduct.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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That we had been abducted, and when I ask who would have abducted us, she always gives the same answer.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Some believe that the care staff have abducted their children.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018
Early in the film, as Westley chases three bandits who have abducted Buttercup, Mr. Nichtern reflected on the name of the sheer rock wall they scale, the Cliffs of Insanity.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
In particular, he said a collect call McCullough made from the Rockford post office on the night when Maria disappeared showed that it would have been impossible for McCullough to have abducted the girl.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2016
The President of the Republic is missing; the supposed villain is believed to have abducted him.
From The Kidnapped President by Guy Newell Boothby
