ABDUCT, ABDUCTED, ABDUCTION, ABDUCTOR
ADJECTIVES
► RAPT of a woman: carried away by force; raped → 1432
NOUNS
► RAPE the act of carrying away a person by force, esp. a woman → 1400
► RAPT rape (abduction or ravishing) → 1535 obs.
► RAPTURE the act of carrying off a woman → 1600 obs.
NOUNS, PERSON
► ABDUCTEE a person supposedly abducted by aliens → 1974
► ABDUCTOR a person who abducts or illegally leads away → 1847
► BABY-SNATCHER a person who abducts a very young child → 1857
► RAPT an abducted woman → 1632 Sc. obs.
VERBS
► ABDUCE to abduct; to lead or draw away by act or persuasion → 1537 arch.
► MORGANIZE to abduct → M19 US sl.
► RAPE to carry off a person by force, esp. a woman → 1590
► SHANGHAI to abduct; to compel, to coerce a person into doing something → 1919 sl., orig. US military usage
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