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abduced

UK/əbˈdjuːst/US/æbˈdust/

abduced is the simple past and past participle of abduce.

Meaning of abduce

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) 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)
  2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.

Words that rhyme with abduced

Questions about abduced

What is abduced the simple past and past participle of?
Abduced is the simple past and past participle of abduce.
How do you pronounce abduced?
Abduced is pronounced /əbˈdjuːst/ (UK).

Words near abduced in the dictionary

  1. Abdou
  2. Abdous
  3. abds
  4. Abdu'llah
  5. abduce
  6. abduced
  7. abducens
  8. abducens labiorum
  9. abducens muscle
  10. abducens muscles
  11. abducens nerve

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