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.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, abduce ranks #1,028 of 20,696 for Qualifying.
abduce is pronounced /əbˈdjuːs/.
Etymology
(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”).
* See duke, and compare abduct.
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.“If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.”
- To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.