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subduct

[suh b-duhkt]
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 subducted

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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subducted in Medicine

subduct

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