subduct

[ suhb-duhkt ]

/ səbˈdʌkt /

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verb (used with object)

to take away; subtract.

Geology. (of a crustal plate) to collide with (a denser plate), drawing it down and overriding it, along the juncture of the two plates.

verb (used without object)

Geology. (of a crustal plate) to slide beneath a less dense plate as a consequence of the two plates’ colliding.

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Origin of subduct

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin subductus, past participle of subdūcere “to draw up, withdraw”

OTHER WORDS FROM subduct

un·sub·duct·ed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for subduct

subduct

/ (səbˈdʌkt) /

verb (tr)

physiol to draw or turn (the eye, etc) downwards

rare to take away; deduct

Word Origin for subduct

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

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