Abduce

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /É™b.ˈdjuːs/
• US
• Rhymes: -uːs

Origin

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

• See duke, and compare abduct.

Full definition of abduce

Verb

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 16^th century.

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