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abducting

/æbˈdʌktɪŋ/ /əbˈdʌktɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.

Examples :

"The masked men were abducting the child from her front yard. "
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Related Words

Illustration patient

patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

Illustration violence

violence noun

/ˈvaɪləns/

Extreme force.

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

Illustration median

median noun

/ˈmiːdɪən/ /ˈmiːdi.ən/

A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.

"The doctor examined the patient's median nerve, as it was damaged during the fall. "

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Illustration therapist

therapist noun

/ˈθɛrəpɪst/ /ˈθɛrəpɪst/

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

"My friend is seeing a therapist to help with her stress from school. "

Illustration instructed

instructed verb

/ɪnˈstɹʌktɪd/

To teach by giving instructions.

"Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture."

Illustration masked

masked verb

/mɑːskt/ /mæskt/

To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.

"The doctor masked his face before examining the patient. "

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

(manner) At a slow pace.

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

Illustration deception

deception noun

/dɪˈsɛpʃən/

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

"The student's deception about completing the assignment led to a disappointing grade. "

Illustration wrongfully

wrongfully adverb

/ˈɹɒŋfəli/

In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

"The teacher scolded him for wrongfully taking another student's pencil. "

Illustration kidnap

kidnap noun

/ˈkɪdnæp/ /ˈkɪdnəp/

The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

"The kidnapping of the school principal caused a great deal of fear in the community. "

Illustration physical

physical noun

/ˈfɪzɪkəl/

Physical examination.

"How long has it been since your last physical?"