1. To lead or to draw away by some act or a persuasion: "The Pied Piper was able to abduce the children to run away from home."

"The ditch abduces the flood water off the street."

"The children were abduced from the proximity of the barking dog by their teacher."

"By abducing the kitten to move from the ledge of the window with a bowl of milk, the woman saved the kitten's life."

2. To draw away or to move away from a median plane: "The doctor had to abduce the patient's right arm from its midplane to the side and back again."