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Princeton's WordNet
adduce, abduce, citeverb
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Wiktionary
abduceverb
To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.
If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. - Sir T. Browne
abduceverb
To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis. Used chiefly in linguistics to refer to the hearer's misunderstanding of the boundary or function of a morphological feature that results in its extension to a new environment and/or function.
Etymology: * (1530's) From abduco, formed from ab + duco.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ABDUCEverb
To draw to a different part; to withdraw one part from another. A word chiefly used in physic or science.
Etymology: Lat. abduco.
And if we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate; for, in that position, the axis of the cones remain in the same plain, as is demonstrated in the optics delivered by Galen. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 20.
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abduce
To abduce generally refers to a muscular movement that moves a body part away from the midline of the body, like in a limb moving away from the body's center. However, in the context of philosophy or logic, abduce refers to a form of logical inference which starts with an observation followed by the formation of a hypothesis that accounts for the observation and its consequences. Abduction in this context is also sometimes referred to as "inference to the best explanation".
Webster Dictionary
Abduceverb
to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part
Etymology: [L. abducere to lead away; ab + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Abduct.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Abduce
ab-dūs′, v.t. an earlier form of Abduct.—adj. Abduc′ent, drawing back: separating. [L. abducĕre—ab, from ducĕre, ductum, to draw.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abduce in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abduce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- يتنازلArabic
- abducirSpanish
- अपहरणHindi
- 誘惑するJapanese
- 납치하다Korean
- abduzir, retrair, desviarPortuguese
- abduceTurkish
- bắt cócVietnamese
- abduceChinese
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