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How to pronounce “abduct”
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Pronunciation guide for abduct
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of abduct with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention 19 minutes
flex at the elbow, abduct and flex at the shoulder.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.][3]
Example 1 of 5
How to pronounce abduct
Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention 19 minutes

flex at the elbow, abduct and flex at the shoulder.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “abduct”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.][3]
- (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. [Early 17th century.]
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