If 。。。 is 。。。 by 。。。, he or she is 。。。, usually 。。。
abduct
abduct abducts abducting abducted
If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.
He was on his way to the airport when his car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen.
She was sent for trial yesterday charged with abducting a six-month-old child.
VB
= kidnap
?abduction abductions
...the abduction of four black youths from a church hostel in Soweto.
N-VAR
?abductor abductors
She co-operated with her abductor for fear that something might happen to the child.
N-COUNT
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abeyance
abeyance
If something is in abeyance, it is not operating or being used at the present time. (FORMAL)
The Russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance.
The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
PHR: v-link PHR, PHR after v
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abhor
abhor abhors abhorring abhorred
If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. (FORMAL)
He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation.
If nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little news to cover.
VB
= detest
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