Abduce

English

Etymology

From Latin abdūcō (“‘lead away’”), formed from ab (“‘from, away from’”) + dūcō (“‘lead’”). See duke, and compare abduct.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æbˈdus/, SAMPA: /{b"dus/

• Rhymes: -uːs

Verb

Infinitive to Abduce

Third person singular abduc

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abduce (third-person singular simple present abduc, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) (obsolete) To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.

   If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. - Sir T. Browne

2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, esp. in metanalysis. Used chiefly in linguistics to refer to the hearer's misunderstanding of the boundary or function of a morphological feature that results in its extension to a new environment and/or function.

Translations

transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part

Portuguese: abduzir, retrair, desviar, apartar.

Spanish: abducir es(es)

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Italian

Verb

abduce

1. Third-person singular present tense of abdurre.

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Spanish

Verb

Abduce (infinitive abducir)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of abducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of abducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of abducir.

it:abduce my:abduce zh:abduce