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Subduce

SUBDUCE

, SUBDUCT,
Verb.
T.
[L., sub and duco, to draw.]
1.
To withdraw; to take away.
Or from my side subducting, took perhaps more than enough.
2.
To subtract by arithmetical operation.
If out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations we should subduct ten--

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subduce

subduce

English

Verb

subduce (third-person singular simple present subduces, present participle subducing, simple past and past participle subduced)

  1. To withdraw; to take away.
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  2. To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.
    • Sir M. Hale
      If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations, we should subduce ten.

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Latin

Verb

subdūce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of subdūcō