What does "abduce" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "abduce"?

Common synonyms include: abduct, adduce, carry away, carry off, cite, crimp.

/əbˈdjuːs/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
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. obsolete, transitive
"If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate."
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3
To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce. transitive

"If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate."

(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”). * See duke, and compare abduct.