dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/abd_MW.json

{
  "Abderian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": foolish":[
        "Abderian laughter"
      ],
      ": of or belonging to the ancient city of Abdera or to its inhabitants":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Abdera , city of ancient Thrace (borrowed from Greek \u00c1bd\u0113ra ) + -ian":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)ab\u00a6dir\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105204",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "Abderite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Abdera":[],
      ": simpleton , scoffer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin Abd\u0113r\u012bt\u0113s , borrowed from Greek Abd\u0113r\u012b\u0301t\u0113s , from \u00c1bd\u0113ra , Thracian city whose inhabitants were reputedly stupid + -\u012bt\u0113s -ite entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8abd\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084221",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Abdias":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": obadiah":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin, from Greek":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ab-\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013014",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Abdul-Jabbar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Kareem 1947\u2013 originally (Frederick) Lew(is) Alcindor, Jr. American basketball player":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "ab-\u02c8d\u00fcl-j\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094946",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Abdullah":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1924\u20132015":[
        "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud \\ bin-\u200b\u02ccab-\u200b\u02ccd\u00fc-\u200bl\u0259-\u200b\u02c8z\u0113z-\u200b\u00e4l-\u200bs\u00e4-\u200b\u02c8\u00fcd \\"
      ],
      "king of Saudi Arabia (2005\u201315)":[
        "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud \\ bin-\u200b\u02ccab-\u200b\u02ccd\u00fc-\u200bl\u0259-\u200b\u02c8z\u0113z-\u200b\u00e4l-\u200bs\u00e4-\u200b\u02c8\u00fcd \\"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccab-d\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020809",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Abdullah I":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1882\u20131951 \u02bdAbd All\u0101h ibn al-Husayn emir of Transjordan (1921\u201346); king of Jordan (1946\u201351)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194649",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Abdullah II":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1962\u2013 great-grandson of Abdullah I king of Jordan (1999\u2013 )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202521",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Abd\u00fclaziz":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1830\u20131876 Ottoman sultan (1861\u201376)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccab-\u02ccd\u00fc-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161746",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Abd\u00fclham\u012bd II":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1842\u20131918 Ottoman sultan (1876\u20131909)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccab-\u02ccd\u00fcl-h\u00e4-\u02c8m\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091241",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Abd\u00fclmecid I":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1823\u20131861 Ottoman sultan (1839\u201361)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccab-\u02ccd\u00fcl-m\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141041",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "abdicate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cast off : discard":[
        "abdicate a responsibility"
      ],
      ": to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally":[
        "abdicate a throne"
      ],
      ": to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function":[
        "The king was forced to abdicate ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate. \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "While royal watchers say Elizabeth, who turned 96 last month, will never abdicate , a transition has been happening gradually for some time. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "She was later overthrown in a coup d'\u00e9tat and forced to abdicate . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 May 2022",
      "Prior to Akihito, the last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 1817 in the later part of the Edo Period, and the royal male line is unbroken, records show, for at least 14 centuries. \u2014 CNN , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Benedict retired as pope in 2013, the first pontiff to abdicate in some 600 years. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "But one booted board member \u2014 former counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway \u2014 was clearly not willing to take the news lying down, instead responding with her own letter calling on President Biden to abdicate his White House throne. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "In 2017, the Japanese legislature, the Diet, enacted a law that would allow Akihito to abdicate and pass down the throne to Naruhito. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 23 July 2021",
      "The legislative Democrats seem to be more than happy to abdicate their constitutional responsibilities to give him that authority. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 11 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin abdic\u0101tus , past participle of abdic\u0101re , \"to resign, renounce, withdraw,\" from ab- ab- + -dic\u0101re , ablaut derivative of d\u012bc- (going back to *deik- ) in d\u012bcere \"to speak, state\" \u2014 more at diction":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ab-di-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for abdicate abdicate , renounce , resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent. abdicated the throne renounce may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end. renounced her inheritance by marrying a commoner resign applies to the giving up of an unexpired office or trust. resigned from the board",
    "synonyms":[
      "abnegate",
      "cede",
      "relinquish",
      "renounce",
      "resign",
      "step aside (from)",
      "step down (from)",
      "surrender"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203752",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "abdication":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of abandoning or discarding a right, responsibility, etc.":[
        "an abdication of authority",
        "The militants took the liberties of Europe as a sign of moral and political abdication .",
        "\u2014 Fouad Ajami",
        "When the majority throws up its hands because the problems are too tough, that's simply an abdication of responsibility.",
        "\u2014 Michael S. Serrill"
      ],
      ": an act of abdicating : such as":[],
      ": an act of giving up sovereign power or high office":[
        "The desire of King Edward VIII to marry divorced U.S. socialite Wallis Simpson led to the king's abdication in 1936, an event that also brought Harry, his father Prince Charles and his brother, Prince William, into the line of succession.",
        "\u2014 Martha Ross",
        "From the advent of Alexander the Great, in 332 B.C., to the abdication of King Farouk, in 1952, the country was ruled without interruption by non-Egyptians.",
        "\u2014 Milton Viorst"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1571, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccab-di-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102435",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdomen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the posterior section of the body behind the thorax in an arthropod":[
        "On a nearby table was a \u2026 dish of ants that looked familiar except that they had been feeding on peach nectar and the abdomen of each was a large, swollen, translucent sac.",
        "\u2014 The New Yorker"
      ],
      "\u2014 see insect illustration":[
        "On a nearby table was a \u2026 dish of ants that looked familiar except that they had been feeding on peach nectar and the abdomen of each was a large, swollen, translucent sac.",
        "\u2014 The New Yorker"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "showed us a tiny tattoo on her abdomen , right next to her belly button",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One North Vietnamese bullet tore into Army Sergeant John Eade\u2019s abdomen . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "In 2016, pain began rippling through the abdomen of Birmingham Police Officer Kristy McKinney. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
      "Phillips was shot in the chest and Pereira was shot in the head and the abdomen , police said in a statement. \u2014 D\u00c9bora \u00c1lvares, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "Patients in our studies experienced the full efficacy of the treatment by 12 weeks after 2-3 segments with 20 -25% fat loss in the upper and lower abdomen . \u2014 Meggen Harris, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Mark Collins' injuries included a shotgun wound to the abdomen , his report noted. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Yet within seconds, Castellanos was on the ground with a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen after a fifth officer shot him with his handgun just as another deployed a Taser. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The body was later identified as 35-year-old Luis Guerrero, a friend of Delgado\u2019s who died from a gunshot to the abdomen that morning, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office. \u2014 Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The juvenile transported by helicopter is currently in stable condition after undergoing surgery for a gunshot to the abdomen . \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin abd\u014dmen \"fat underpart of an animal, belly, paunch,\" of uncertain origin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ab-d\u0259-m\u0259n",
      "\u0259b-\u02c8d\u014d-m\u0259n",
      "ab-",
      "\u02c8ab-d\u0259-m\u0259n, -\u02ccd\u014d-; \u0259b-\u02c8d\u014d-m\u0259n, ab-",
      "-\u02ccd\u014d-",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "belly",
      "breadbasket",
      "gut",
      "solar plexus",
      "stomach",
      "tummy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120427",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdominal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or involving the abdomen":[
        "abdominal pain/cramps/bloating",
        "an abdominal scar",
        "abdominal sternites"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also abdominal cavity":[
        "abdominal pain/cramps/bloating",
        "an abdominal scar",
        "abdominal sternites"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1650, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8d\u00e4m-n\u1d4al",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u0259b-",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u00e4m-\u0259n-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010708",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdominal cavity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the cavity of the abdomen (see abdomen sense 1 ) that is lined by peritoneum , is bounded above by the diaphragm , anteriorly by a wall of muscle and tissue, and posteriorly by the spinal column, is continuous below with the pelvic cavity , and contains many of the visceral organs and especially those involved in digestion (such as the stomach, liver, pancreas, kidneys, and intestines)":[
        "He makes a half-inch incision in the navel and inserts a laparoscope, a flexible optical device for inspecting the abdominal cavity .",
        "\u2014 Matt Clark",
        "Most hernias can be pushed back into the abdominal cavity .",
        "\u2014 Fred Cicetti"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1745, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024031",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdominal fin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the posterior paired fins of fishes : pelvic fin":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1775, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064209",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdominal pore":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an excretory usually paired aperture opening within or behind the cloacal region in many fishes and affording communication between the abdominal cavity and the exterior":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190959",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdominal pouch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marsupium sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204052",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abdominal respiration":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": diaphragmatic respiration":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105304",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abduct":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to draw or spread away (a part of the body, such as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb":[
        "a muscle that abducts the arm"
      ],
      ": to seize and take away (a person) by force":[
        "The girl was abducted by kidnappers."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ukraine: Russians abduct Kherson mayor Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev has been abducted by Russian forces that occupy the southern city of almost 300,000, a mayoral adviser said. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "Dan Chappel, an Army veteran, was an FBI informant who secretly recorded hours of conversations, participated in chat groups and trained to abduct Whitmer, along with Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Davila was arrested earlier on Friday after she was found with the vehicle officers suspect was used to abduct the infant, according to police. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "The suspects also allegedly tried to abduct the baby from a local Walmart on March 28 and on the morning of the actual kidnapping, but failed both times. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "Who would abduct him, torture him for days and toss him onto a rubbish tip",
      "An irate Meehan attempted to abduct Terra Newell (as played by Julia Garner in the series) in a parking lot in 2016, leading her to fatally stab him in self-defense. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
      "That March, he was arrested again in Newport News, Virginia and charged with allegedly trying to abduct and strangle his then-20-year-old wife, according to The Virginian-Pilot. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "According to Time, military advisers told the president that a Russian squad had been sent to abduct him, with rumors circulating that a pro-Moscow puppet government would be installed once he had been removed. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin abd\u016bctus , past participle of abd\u016bcere \"to draw (a limb) away from the body,\" going back to Latin \"to lead away, carry off, remove, entice away,\" from ab- ab- + d\u016bcere \"to lead\" \u2014 more at tow entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sense 2 also \u02c8ab-\u02ccd\u0259kt",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt, \u0259b- also \u02c8ab-\u02cc",
      "\u0259b-",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u0259kt, \u0259b-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "kidnap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184719",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "abductee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who has been abducted":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Saturday's cold open brought back McKinnon's Miss Rafferty -- an alien abductee who goes through a rougher experience than her counterparts. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "Her comic chops with characters like alien abductee Colleen Rafferty frequently drove castmates and guest hosts to lose it live on air. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 May 2022",
      "Within days, the charred remains of a new abductee , Arab teen Mohammed Abu Khdeir, were found in the Jerusalem Forest, enraging the Palestinian community. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Soon after, in 2006, she was chosen to represent former abductees at a series of peace talks between the LRA and the Ugandan government. \u2014 John Okot, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Five abductees were then allowed to return to Japan. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 14 June 2018",
      "Over four months, two of the kidnapping ring\u2019s leaders\u2014Ebenezer Johnson and his wife, Sally\u2014marched Scomp and six other abductees hundreds of miles to the Deep South. \u2014 Eric Herschthal, The New Republic , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Some of the abductees were tortured and dumped by the wayside, while others were never seen again. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Once migrants get into the vehicle, the drivers take them to an undisclosed location and dial every American number on their abductee \u2019s contact list in an effort to fetch the highest ransom possible. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccab-\u02ccd\u0259k-\u02c8t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210903",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abduction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of abducting : the condition of being abducted":[],
      ": the unlawful carrying away of a woman for marriage or sexual intercourse":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "discredited reports of abductions by aliens",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He is charged in the Sept. 5, 2020, abduction and slaying of 18-year-old Thomas Anthony Green. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 5 May 2022",
      "His methods are brute force and terror: the bombing and besieging of cities, deliberate targeting of civilians, and the abduction and jailing of local leaders and journalists and their replacement by loyal quislings. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In Fairfax County, he was arrested in 2020 on abduction and burglary charges, FOX D.C. reported. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Alexander Lackey pleaded guilty to felonious assault, abduction and domestic violence. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The tipster said Calderwood had told them about Murnane's abduction , assault, and killing. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Jose Roman Portillo, Yesenia Guadalupe Ramirez and Baldomeo Sandoval have all been arrested and charged with kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, child abduction and home invasion, San Jose police said Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "All were in custody Wednesday and face charges of kidnapping, child abduction and home invasion, the San Jose Police Department said. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Reed, who is Black, was found guilty by an all-white jury in the 1996 abduction , rape and slaying of Stites, a white grocery store worker in the central Texas town of Bastrop, east of Austin. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin abd\u016bcti\u014dn-, abd\u016bcti\u014d \"withdrawal, removal, allurement,\" from Latin abd\u016bcere \"to lead away\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at abduct":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259b-",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
      "ab-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n, \u0259b-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hijacking",
      "highjacking",
      "kidnapping",
      "kidnaping",
      "rape",
      "snatch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221705",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "abductive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving abduction":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "abduct(ion) + -ive entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259b\u02c8d-",
      "(\u02c8)ab\u00a6d\u0259ktiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164548",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "abductively":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in an abductive manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1958, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212601",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "abducent nerve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": abducens nerve":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ab-\u02c8d\u00fc-s\u1d4ant-",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1752, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061347"
  },
  "abducens nerve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are motor nerves supplying the rectus on the outer and lateral side of each eye":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ab-\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccsenz-",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin (nervus) abd\u016bcens , literally, \"(nerve) pulling away,\" in reference to the abducting function of the muscle that the nerve controls; Medieval Latin abd\u016bcens , present participle of abd\u016bcere \"to draw (a limb) away from the body\" \u2014 more at abduct":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235738"
  }
}