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* V. a. (ABDOVCIT =abduit, in the epitaph of Scipio, Inscr. Orell. 550; perf. abduxti, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 16; imper. abduce, id. Bacch. 4, 9, 108; id. Curc. 5, 3, 15; Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 36; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 63; but also abduc,id. Eun. 2, 3, 86), to lead one away, to take or bring with one, to carry off, take or bring away, remove, etc.
* Lit.
* In gen., of personal objects; constr. aliquem, ab, ex, de; in, ad: SVBIGIT. OMNE. LOVCANAM. OPSIDESQVE. ABDOVCIT (=subigit omnem Lucanam obsidesque abducit), epitaph of Scipio, 1. 1.: hominem P. Quinctii deprehendis in publico; conaris abducere,Cic. Quint. 19, 61: cohortes secum,Caes. B. C. 1, 15 med. al.: abduce me hinc ab hac, quantum potest,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 108: abductus a mari atque ab lis copiis, quas, etc.... frumento ac commeatu abstractus,Caes. B. C. 3, 78: tamquam eum, qui sit rhetori tradendus, abducendum protinus a grammaticis putem,Quint. 2, 1, 12: ut Hispanos omnes procul ab nomine Scipionis ex Hispania abduceret,Liv. 27, 20, 7: tu dux, tu comes es; tu nos abducis ab Histro. Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 119: ut collegam vi de foro abducerent,Liv. 2, 56, 15: sine certamine inde abductae legiones,id. 2, 22, 2: credo (illum) abductum in ganeum aliquo,Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 5: abduxi exercitum ad infestissimam Ciliciae partem,Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 3: ipsos in lautumias abduci imperabat,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56 fin.; so, liberos eorum in servitutem,Caes. B. G. 1, 11, 3: servum extra convivium,Sen. Contr. 4, 25. —Poet. with acc. only: tollite me, Teucri; quascumque abducite terras (= in terras),Verg. A. 3, 601.
* Trop.
* In partic.
* To take with one to dine: tum me convivam solum abducebat sibi,Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 17: advenientem ilico abduxi ad cenam,id. Heaut. 1, 2, 9 al.
* To take aside (in mal. part.): aliquam in cubiculum,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 7; so Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 33; Suet. Aug. 69; Just. 21, 2 fin. al.
* To carry away forcibly, to raxish, rob: ad quem iste deduxerat Tertiam, Isidori mimi flliam, vi abductam ab Rhodio tibicine,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 34; cf. id. ib. 2, 5, 31, § 81; Verg. A. 7, 362: aliquam alicui (marito, etc.), Suet. Oth. 3; Dig. 47, 10, 1 al.: aliquam gremils,Verg. A. 10, 79. —So also of stolen cattle, to drive away: cujus (Geryonis) armenta liercules abduxerit,Plin. 4, 22, 36 fin.; so, abducta armenta,Ov. H. 16, 359.
* In jurid. lang.: auferre et abducere, to take and drive away (auferre of inanlmate things, abducere of living beings, as slaves, cattle), Cic. Quint. 27, 84; Dig. 21, 2, 57, § 1.
* In gen., to lead away, separate, distinguish: animum ad se ipsum advocamus, secum esse cogimus, maximeque a corpore abducimus,Cic. Tusc. 1, 31; so, aciem mentis a consuetudine oculorum,id. N. D. 2, 17: divinationem caute a conjecturis,id. Div. 2, 5, 13.
* In partic.
* To seduce, alienate from fidelity or allegiance: legiones a Bruto,Cic. Phil. 10, 3, 6: exercitum ab illo,id. ib. 10, 4, 9: equitatum a consule,id. ib. 11, 12, 27 al.
* From a study, pursuit, duty, etc., to withdraw, draw off, hinder (syn.: avoco, averto): vos a vostris abduxi negotlis,Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 1; cf.: a quo studio te abduci negotiis intellego,Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 5; and: abducuntur homines nonnumquam etiam ab institutis suis magnitudine pecuniae,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 12 (followed by ab humanitate deducere); so, aliquem a meretricio quaestu,id. Phil. 2, 18: aliquem a populorum rebus,id. Rep. 5, 2: ab isto officio incommodo,id. Lael. 2, 8 al.
* To bring down, reduce, degrade (Ciceron.): ne ars tanta...a religionis auctoritate abduceretur ad mercedem atque quaestum,Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; so, aliquem ad hanc hominum libidinem ac licentiam,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 90, § 210.

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