abduce

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abduce

/əbˈdjuːs/ England
/əbˈd͡ʒuːs/ England
/æbˈdus/ Canada, US
/əbˈdus/ Canada, US
/əbˈdjʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
/əbˈd͡ʒʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -uːs

Where it comes from

(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”).

* See duke, and compare abduct.

verb abduces · abducing · abduced

obsolete, transitive To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct. If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.
transitive To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.

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verb transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part

Español	abducir
Português	abduzir, retrair, desviar, apartar
Français	abduir

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@misc{abduce_2026,
  title = {abduce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abduce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}