different between abductee vs abduct

English

Etymology

From abduct +? -ee.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æb.d?k?ti?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.d?k?ti/, /?æb.d?k?ti/

Noun

abductee (plural abductees)

1. An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens. [Late 20^th century.]

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English

Etymology

From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”).

• (physiology): Back-formation from abduction.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?d?kt/, /æb?d?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)

1. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17^th century.]

2. (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. [Early 17^th century.]

Synonyms

• carry off
• drag away
• kidnap
• run away with
• seize
• spirit away
• stretch
• take away

Antonyms

• adduct
• reinstate
• restore

Derived terms

• abductee
• abductive

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