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adduct.

To draw towards a center or a middle line.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈdʌkt/
  1. To draw towards a center or a middle line.

    transitive
    The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.
    The patient was unable to adduct his thumb after the injury.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.

noun/ˈæ.dʌkt/
  1. The product of an addition reaction.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.

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