Abducted

  

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Abducted

Definition: Abducted

Abducted

Adjective

1. (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom: "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "abducted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Kidnapping

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away of a person against the person's will, usually to hold the person for ransom or in furtherance of another crime. In the terminology of the common law in many jurisdictions, the crime of kidnapping is labelled abduction when the victim is a woman.

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Synonyms: Abducted

Synonyms: kidnaped (adj), kidnapped (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Abducted

English words defined with "abducted": abductionHelen, Helen of Troykidnaped, kidnappedTrojan War. (references)
Specialty definitions using "abducted": dorsosacral position. (references)
Etymologies containing "abducted": Abduct. (references)

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Modern Usage: Abducted

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I've been abducted by the Vienna Boys Choir (Flashback; writing credit: David Loughery)

Hi, I'm Brad Pitt and I'm about to get abducted. (Jackass; writing credit: Donald Spoto; Eric Overmyer)

Movie/TV Titles

Abducted! (2002)

Abducted by the Enema Bandit (1997)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Abducted

DomainTitle

Books

  • Abducted (reference)

  • Abducted ... and Loving It [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

  • Aboke Girls: Children Abducted in Northern Uganda (reference)

  • Hortense Is Abducted (reference)

  • Missing Persons: A Writer's Guide to Finding the Lost, the Abducted and the Escaped (Howdunit Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Abducted
 

"Gig shots 3" by Guiga Müller
Commentary: "Blurry keyboard player being abducted by green light... :P."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Abducted

SubjectTopicQuote

Children

Zimbabwe

The 2000 case in which war veterans abducted and sexually abused 10 schoolchildren reportedly was under investigation; however, there was no further information available at year's end. (references)

Rwanda

Credible reports persisted that Rwandan and RCD rebel troops abducted young women from the villages they raided, although it was unlikely that such abductions were sanctioned by the Rwandan Government. (references)

Philippines

The Government noted that children accounted for many of the casualties and captured elements during military-insurgent clashes, that many of the children recruited by the NPA and by the MILF came from indigenous communities, that some of the children were forcibly recruited or abducted, and that girl recruits were at risk for sexual exploitation. (references)

Civil Liberties

Yemen

In July 2000, al-Hadhri was abducted from his office for a day by 30 armed men; he claimed they were security officials. (references)

Sri Lanka

In March 1999, an army brigadier allegedly abducted and assaulted a journalist working for an independent Sinhala-language newspaper. (references)

Bangladesh

The abductors abandoned Khasru in an unconscious state in the Barabkunda area of Chittagong on June 26, 11 days after he was abducted. (references)

Human Rights

Uganda

The ADF and the LRA abducted civilians. (references)

Angola

UNITA rebels also reportedly abducted persons from Zambia during the year. (references)

Somalia

On June 13, an armed group abducted a TNA member, Mohammed Abdi Gas, in Mogadishu. (references)

Minorities

Congo

In April 1999, members of the Presidential Guard attacked, severely beat, and abducted Ralph Biteo because he had the facial features of a Tutsi. (references)

Political Economy

Indonesia

They also abducted and otherwise harassed such persons. (references)

Sudan

CEAWC has traced and retrieved more than 500 abducted children and women from slavery. (references)

Women

Ghana

For example, in January two elderly women in Komenda, Central Region, were accused of being witches by their nephew and subsequently were abducted and tortured to obtain confessions. (references)

Worker Rights

Congo

Rebel and foreign forces have abducted a number of children in the country to be used for labor or sex. (references)

Uganda

The children allegedly were abducted or bought from their parents by organized gangs from Nigeria, DRC, and Angola. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Abducted

"Abducted" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 71.63% of the time. "Abducted" is used about 141 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)71.63%10132,488
Lexical Verb (past tense)19.15%2766,962
Adjective (general or positive)7.09%10111,207
Noun (proper)2.13%3202,518
                    Total100.00%141N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Abducted

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "abducted": abducted-by-aliens.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Abducted

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
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abducted

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abducted child

20

abducted bondage

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abducted girl

18

abducted comix sister

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13

abducted girl jose san

2

abducted sex

7

abducted gagged

2

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7

abducted zim

2

abducted alien person

7

abducted by slavers white

2

abducted woman

6

9 abducted from girl home old year

2

abducted bondage tgp

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9 abducted girl old year

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abducted california girl

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abducted arab by

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abducted bondage boot

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abducted housewife

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abducted alien by

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Abducted

Language Translations for "abducted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

拐骗 (Abduct, Abducting). (various references)

   

German

  

entführte (hijacked, kidnapped). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

חטוף (hasty, kidnapped, quick, snatched, sudden, swift). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sequestrato (sequestered), rapito/a/i/e. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

攫われた (carried off, kidnapped, swept away). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さらわれた (carried off, kidnapped, swept away). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

abducteday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

raptado. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

похищать похищенный (kidnapped). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Separado de la línea media del cuerpo., secuestrado, raptado. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Abducted

Misspellings

"Abducted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abduces, abductee, abducxted, obducted. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Abducted"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "abducted" (pronounced abdu"ktud or ubdu"ktud)
6-d u" k t u dconducted, deducted, inducted.
5-u" k t u dconstructed, destructed, instructed, obstructed, reconstructed, unobstructed, unreconstructed.
4-k t u dabstracted, acted, addicted, affected, afflicted, attracted, collected, compacted, concocted, conflicted, connected, constricted, contacted, contracted, contradicted, convicted, corrected, counteracted, defected, deflected, dejected, depicted, detected, detracted, directed, disaffected, disconnected, intersected, disrespected, dissected, distracted, effected, ejected, elected, enacted, erected, evicted, exacted, expected, extracted, impacted, infected, inflected, inflicted, injected, inspected, interacted, interconnected, interdicted, interjected, misdirected, neglected, objected, overacted, overreacted, perfected, predicted, projected, protected, protracted, reacted, recollected, reconnected, redacted, redirected, reelected, reenacted, reflected, rejected, respected, restricted, resurrected, retracted, selected, subcontracted, subjected, subtracted, suspected, transacted, transected, unaffected, uncollected, unconnected, uncontradicted, uncorrected, undetected, unelected, unexpected, uninfected, unprotected, unrestricted, unsuspected.
3-t u dabrogated, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, activated, adapted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, confiscated, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, consulted, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, defaulted, defeated, deflated, degenerated, dehydrated, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, deteriorated, detested, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, disappointed, disassociated, discontented, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrupted, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, elaborated, elated, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, infatuated, infested, infiltrated, inflated, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, instigated, instituted, insulated, insulted, integrated, intercepted, interested, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, obligated, obliterated, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protested, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, reconstituted, recounted, recreated, recruited, redecorated, redistributed, redrafted, reevaluated, refitted, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, restarted, restated, rested, resubmitted, resulted, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unpainted, unprecedented, unrated, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.
6-d u" k t u dconducted, deducted, inducted.
5-u" k t u dconstructed, destructed, instructed, obstructed, reconstructed, unobstructed, unreconstructed.
4-k t u dabstracted, acted, addicted, affected, afflicted, attracted, collected, compacted, concocted, conflicted, connected, constricted, contacted, contracted, contradicted, convicted, corrected, counteracted, defected, deflected, dejected, depicted, detected, detracted, directed, disaffected, disconnected, intersected, disrespected, dissected, distracted, effected, ejected, elected, enacted, erected, evicted, exacted, expected, extracted, impacted, infected, inflected, inflicted, injected, inspected, interacted, interconnected, interdicted, interjected, misdirected, neglected, objected, overacted, overreacted, perfected, predicted, projected, protected, protracted, reacted, recollected, reconnected, redacted, redirected, reelected, reenacted, reflected, rejected, respected, restricted, resurrected, retracted, selected, subcontracted, subjected, subtracted, suspected, transacted, transected, unaffected, uncollected, unconnected, uncontradicted, uncorrected, undetected, unelected, unexpected, uninfected, unprotected, unrestricted, unsuspected.
3-t u dabrogated, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, activated, adapted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, confiscated, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, consulted, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, defaulted, defeated, deflated, degenerated, dehydrated, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, deteriorated, detested, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, disappointed, disassociated, discontented, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrupted, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, elaborated, elated, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, infatuated, infested, infiltrated, inflated, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, instigated, instituted, insulated, insulted, integrated, intercepted, interested, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, obligated, obliterated, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protested, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, reconstituted, recounted, recreated, recruited, redecorated, redistributed, redrafted, reevaluated, refitted, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, restarted, restated, rested, resubmitted, resulted, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unpainted, unprecedented, unrated, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Abducted

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-d-e-t-u"

-1 letter: abduced.

-2 letters: abduce, abduct, adduce, adduct, daubed, dauted, deduct, ducted, tabued.

-3 letters: acted, acute, bated, beaut, cadet, cubed, dated, daube, debut, ducat, educt, tubae, tubed.

-4 letters: abed, abet, abut, aced, bade, bate, baud, bead, beat, beau, bedu, beta, bute, cade, cate, cube, cued, cute, dace, date, daub, daut, dead, debt, duad, duce, duct, dude.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Digital Art
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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