abstracted
v. C2 Proficiency US //ˈæbˌstɹæktɪd// UK //ɐbstɹˈæktɪd// ab·stract·ed
v. to take something away or remove it from a place. This is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.
v. to remove or take away something from a place or person. Archaic in modern usage; primarily found in historical or legal contexts.
The king ordered the abstracted of the royal jewels.
The old law book describes the abstracted of land from the public domain during the early colonial period.
While the modern legal system uses more precise terms, the archaic text describes the abstracted of property rights as a formal process of removal from the registry.
From abstract + -ed.
- Verbabstracted
- Nounabstractedness
- Adverbabstractedly