Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abduce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abduce \Ab*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abduced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Abducing}.] [L. abducere to lead away; ab + ducere to
lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Abduct}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abduce
v : advance evidence for [syn: {adduce}, {cite}]
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