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abduce.

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.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əbˈdjuːs/England/əbˈd͡ʒuːs/England/æbˈdus/Canada, US/əbˈdus/Canada, US
  1. 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.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”). * See duke, and compare abduct.

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