Antonyms for kidnap

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kid-nap

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪd næp

Definition of kidnap

Origin : 1680s, compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap "snatch away," variant of nab; originally "steal children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies." Related: Kidnapped; kidnapping.

verb abduct; hold for ransom

Example sentences :

Flo, you must be here for the news, if I have to go in a hansom and kidnap you.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

They came up to kidnap the King, and—as I say—somehow they found him.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

"Perhaps Rita may be induced to kidnap herself," remarked Billy.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

Likewise, the possibility of an 373 attempt to kidnap her in his absence was not overlooked.
Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman

But you don't think he would go so far as to kidnap Penrhyn, do you?
Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford

Was it possible that any one could want the Grange servants enough to kidnap them?
Extract from : « The Magic City » by Edith Nesbit

They'd think I was trying to kidnap you, and they might send me to jail.
Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South » by Laura Lee Hope

Kidnap Cotton Mather, or one of the other Boston ministers, and take him with you.
Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson

He did not want to kidnap a minister, if it could be in any way avoided.
Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson

There are no pirates nowadays, to try to kidnap bishops and burn farms.
Extract from : « The New Girl at St. Chad's » by Angela Brazil

Synonyms for kidnap

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