different between abduce vs abduced

English

Etymology

(1530's) From Latin abd?c? (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + d?c? (“lead”).

• See duke, and compare abduct.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b.?dju?s/, (colloquial) /?b.?d?u?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb.?dus/, /æb.?djus/, /?b.?dus/, /?b.?djus/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Verb

abduce (third-person singular simple present abduces, present participle abducing, simple past and past participle abduced)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body;abduct. [Mid 16^th century.]

   • If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. - Sir T. Browne

2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce. [Mid 20^th century.]

Related terms

• abduct
• abduction
• abductive

Translations

References

Italian

Verb

abduce

1. third-person singular present indicative of abdurre

Latin

Verb

abd?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of abd?c?

Spanish

Verb

abduce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of abducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of abducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of abducir.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b.?dju?st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb.?dust/, /æb.?djust/, /?b.?dust/, /?b.?djust/

Verb

abduced

1. simple past tense and past participle of abduce