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Meaning of ABDUCE

Pronunciation:  ab'doos

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  advance evidence for
 
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 Synonyms: adduce, cite
 
 See Also: bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ab*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abduced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Abducing}.] [L. abducere to lead away; ab + ducere to
lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Abduct}.]
To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different
part. [Obs.]
      If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object
      will not duplicate.                      --Sir T.
                                               Browne.
 

 

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