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Webster 1913 Edition


Abduce

Ab-duce′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Abduced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Abducing
.]
[L.
abducere
to lead away;
ab
+
ducere
to lead. See
Duke
, and cf.
Abduct
.]
To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.
[Obs.]
If we
abduce
the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Abduce

ABDU'CE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. adduco, to lead away, of ab and duco, to lead. See Duke.]
To draw from; to withdraw, or draw to a different part; used chiefly in anatomy.

Definition 2024


abduce

abduce

English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, obsolete) 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. [Mid 16th century.][1]
    • If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. - Sir T. Browne
  2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce. [Mid 20th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

Italian

Verb

abduce

  1. third-person singular present indicative of abdurre

Latin

Verb

abdūce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of abdūcō

Spanish

Verb

abduce

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of abducir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of abducir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of abducir.