Abduct and Capture

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Abduct verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.

Usage example: the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family

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Capture is a synonym for abduct in action topic. In some cases you can use "Capture" instead a verb "Abduct", when it comes to topics like kidnap.

Nearby Words: abduction, abductor, abducting

Capture verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door

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Abduct is a synonym for capture in kidnap topic. You can use "Abduct" instead a verb "Capture", if it concerns topics such as lay hold of.

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

character	abduct character	capture character
man	abduct man	capture man
people	abduct people	capture people
family	abduct family	capture family
Other words: crew, time, king, child, son, humans, creatures, animals, aliens, girls.

Both employ the Child Catcher, who could very well be this Trope personified, to capture and abduct any children in the country.

Source: Child Hater

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