subduct

/sʌbˈdʌkt/

Etymology

From Latin subductus.

subduct means to push under or below. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

subduct is pronounced /sʌbˈdʌkt/.

verb

To push under or below.“The upper tectonic plate had been subducting the lower one for millions of years by the time the eruption happened.”
To move downwards underneath something.“This tectonic plate had been subducting for millions of years by the time the eruption happened.”
To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.“He wished to subduct the caveat that he had entered earlier.”