abduce
US/æbˈdus/
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England/əbˈdjuːs/
abduce 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.
Verb
abduce (third-person singular simple present abduces, present participle abducing, simple past and past participle abduced)
- 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)
- To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.
abduce meaning in Kannada
abduce in Kannada
- ಬದಿಸರಿಸು, ದೂರಸರಿಸು
Forms of abduce
| third-person singular present | abduces |
|---|---|
| present participle | abducing |
| past participle | abduced |
| past | abduced |
Origin of abduce
(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”). * See duke, and compare abduct.
Words that rhyme with abduce
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- deduce
- sluice
- unloose
- educe
- effuse
- introduce
- mousse
- produce
- recluse
- reproduce
- Rus
- seduce
- spruce
- excuse
- moose
- traduce
- transduce
- vamoose
- Zeus
- abstruse
- adduce
- cruse
- diffuse
- disuse
- doos
- douce
- overproduce
- papoose
- reuse
- truce
- unsluice
- Al-Andalus
- ashy-headed goose
- boose
- burnoose
- caduce
- ceruse
- charlotte russe
- Emden goose
- fog juice
- hoose
- ill-use
- incuse
- luce
- misuse
- noose
- obstruse
- overuse
Questions about abduce
- What does abduce mean?
- Abduce means 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.
- What is abduce in Kannada?
- Abduce in Kannada is ಬದಿಸರಿಸು, ದೂರಸರಿಸು. See Abduce meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is abduce?
- Abduce is a verb.
- How do you pronounce abduce?
- Abduce is pronounced /əbˈdjuːs/ (England).
- What is the past tense of abduce?
- The past tense of abduce is abduced.
Words near abduce in the dictionary
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