abduce

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England/əbˈdjuːs/England/əbˈd͡ʒuːs/Canada, US/æbˈdus/Canada, US/əbˈdus/

verb

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.

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OriginLatin abdūcō →
First used Mid 16ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

verbabduce (third-person singular simple present abduces, present participle abducing, simple past and past participle abduced)

present singular third person abduces · participle present abducing · participle past abduced · past abduced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo 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.First known use Mid 16ᵗʰ century.

    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. transitiveTo draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.First known use Mid 20ᵗʰ century.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbadvance evidence for

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testifybear witnessprove
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinabdūcō“lead away”
  2. Englishabduce

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

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Translations

Dutch abduceren, afvoeren
  • abducerentransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
  • afvoerentransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
French abduir
  • abduirtransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
Norwegian Bokmål abdusere
  • abduseretransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
Portuguese abduzir, retrair
  • abduzirtransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
  • retrairtransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
  • desviartransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
  • apartartransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
Spanish abducir
  • abducirtransitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abduce

usereduceabuseproducebruceintroducelooseexcusereproducereusegoosemisuseinducespruceRusdiffuseZeusdeucetrucelucemoussededuceseduceoveruse
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Cite this entry
APA

abduce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abduce

MLA

“abduce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abduce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abduce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abduce.

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