abduce

English

Etymology

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

• See duke, and compare abduct.

Pronunciation

• (England) IPA^(key): /əbˈdjuːs/, /əbˈd͡ʒuːs/

  • Audio (Southern England); /əbˈdjuːs/:

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /æbˈdus/, /əbˈdus/

  • Audio (Canada); /æbˈdus/:

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• (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /əbˈdjʉs/, /əbˈd͡ʒʉs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

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 16^th century.]
   • (Can we date this quote?), Sir T. Browne, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.

2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce. [Mid 20^th century.]

Related terms

• abduct
• abduction
• abductive

Translations

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

• Dutch: abduceren (nl), afvoeren (nl)
• French: abduir
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: abdusere

• Portuguese: abduzir (pt), retrair (pt), desviar (pt), apartar (pt)
• Spanish: abducir (es)

Galician

Verb

abduce

1. inflection of abducir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Verb

abduce

1. third-person singular present indicative of abdurre

Latin

Verb

abdūce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of abdūcō

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /abˈduθe/ [aβ̞ˈð̞u.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abˈduse/ [aβ̞ˈð̞u.se]
• Rhymes: -uθe
• Rhymes: -use
• Syllabification: ab‧du‧ce

Verb

abduce

1. inflection of abducir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative