abduct

verb

pull away from the body

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Roots

duco-duct · Latin · lead abab- · Latin · away

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Where does abduct come from?

The word abduct breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: -duct, from Latin duco (“lead”); and ab-, from Latin ab (“away”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.