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/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /æbˈdus/, /əbˈdus/ (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) (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 16th century.] (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce. [Mid 20th century.] ==== Related terms ==== abduct abduction abductive ==== Translations ==== === References === == Galician == === Verb === abduce inflection of abducir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Verb === abduce third-person singular present indicative of abdurre == Latin == === Verb === abdūce second-person singular present active imperative of abdūcō == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈduθe/ [aβ̞ˈð̞u.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /abˈduse/ [aβ̞ˈð̞u.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -uθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -use (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ab‧du‧ce === Verb === abduce inflection of abducir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative