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abduce en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əbˈd͡ʒʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /əbˈdus/ (Canada, US)
  • /əbˈdjuːs/ (England)
  • (Canada) audio
  • /əbˈd͡ʒuːs/ (England)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əbˈdjʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /æbˈdus/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”). * See duke, and compare abduct.

Meanings

  1. (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. (Can we date this quote?), Sir T. Browne, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
abducing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
abduced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
abduced Tense=Past lexicographic
abduces Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

abduction · abduct · abductive

Translations (9)

pt abduzir (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · fr abduir (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · pt retrair (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · pt apartar (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · nb abdusere (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · nl abduceren (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · es abducir (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · nl afvoeren (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part) · pt desviar (transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part)