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kidnapkidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/ verb (past tense and past participle kidnapped, present participle kidnapping also kidnaped, kidnaping) ► kidnap to take someone away using force, especially in order to keep him or her as a prisoner, and demand money or something else from that person's family or country: The men kidnapped two tourists and demanded money for their safe return.Police think the missing girl may have been kidnapped.► abduct (formal) to take someone away by force: The boy was abducted from a bus stop on his way home from school.SYNONYM CHECKKidnap or abduct?Kidnap and abduct are often used to mean the same thing. However, you usually use kidnap when someone takes someone away in order to get money or something else from that person's family or country.You usually use abduct when someone is taken away, but no one asks for money for that person. |