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subduct

[suh b-duhkt]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to take away; subtract.
  2. to withdraw; remove.
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Origin of subduct

1565–75; < Latin subductus, past participle of subdūcere to draw up, withdraw (sub- sub- + dūcere to lead), equivalent to subduc- past participle stem + -tus past participle suffix
Related formsun·sub·duct·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for subduct

subduct

verb (tr)
  1. physiol to draw or turn (the eye, etc) downwards
  2. rare to take away; deduct
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Word Origin

C17: from Latin subdūcere, from sub- + dūcere to lead, bring
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subduct in Medicine

subduct

(səb-dŭkt′)
v.
  1. To pull or draw downward.
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subduct in Science

subduction

[səb-dŭk′shən]
  1. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another. The denser of the two plates sinks beneath the other. As it descends, the plate often generates seismic and volcanic activity (from melting and upward migration of magma) in the overriding plate. Compare obduction.
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