different between abducent vs abduct

English

Etymology

From Latin abduc? (“to lead away”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?dus.?nt/, /æb?djus.?nt/

Adjective

abducent (comparative more abducent, superlative most abducent)

1. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; abducting. [Late 17^th century.]

Antonyms

• adducent

Translations

Noun

abducent (plural abducents)

1. That which abducts; an abducens.

References

• abducent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Verb

abd?cent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of abd?c?

English

Etymology

From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”).

• (physiology): Back-formation from abduction.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?d?kt/, /æb?d?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)

1. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17^th century.]

2. (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body. [Early 17^th century.]

Synonyms

• carry off
• drag away
• kidnap
• run away with
• seize
• spirit away
• stretch
• take away

Antonyms

• adduct
• reinstate
• restore

Derived terms

• abductee
• abductive

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