Abduct
Abduct verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.
Hook
Hook verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them
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Calvin and Hobbes: Aliens abduct Calvin and hook his brain up to a computer monitor where they bring up all of Calvin's (incorrect) math knowledge and delete it from his cranium.
Source: Mental Picture Projector
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