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abduce

ab·duce

UK/əbˈdjuːs/ US/əbˈd͡ʒuːs/ uncommon obsolete

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

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