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Webster 1913 Edition
Abduce
Ab-duce′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Abduced
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Abducing
.] To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.
[Obs.]
If we
abduce
the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abduce
ABDU'CE
,Verb.
T.
To draw from; to withdraw, or draw to a different part; used chiefly in anatomy.
Definition 2024
abduce
abduce
English
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.][1]
- If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. - Sir T. Browne
- (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce. [Mid 20th century.][1]
Translations
transitive, obsolete: to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
References
- 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3