abduce

American

[ab-doos, -dyoos] / æbˈdus, -ˈdjus /

verb (used with object)

Physiology.

abduced, abducing

to draw or take away; abduct.

Etymology

Origin of abduce

1530–40; < Latin abdūcere, equivalent to ab- ab- + dūcere to lead

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abduced abducing

The evidence for photographs of invisible people which we sometimes hear abduced as adequate is surprisingly feeble.

From Occultism and Common-Sense by Willson, Beckles

The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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