Definitions for abduce
ab·duce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. adduce, abduce, citeverb

   advance evidence for

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abduceverb

   To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.

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

2. abduceverb

   To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis. Used chiefly in linguistics to refer to the hearer's misunderstanding of the boundary or function of a morphological feature that results in its extension to a new environment and/or function.

3. Etymology: * (1530's) From abduco, formed from ab + duco.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ABDUCEverb

   To draw to a different part; to withdraw one part from another. A word chiefly used in physic or science.

   Etymology: Lat. abduco.

   And if we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate; for, in that position, the axis of the cones remain in the same plain, as is demonstrated in the optics delivered by Galen. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 20.

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1. abduce

   To abduce generally refers to a muscular movement that moves a body part away from the midline of the body, like in a limb moving away from the body's center. However, in the context of philosophy or logic, abduce refers to a form of logical inference which starts with an observation followed by the formation of a hypothesis that accounts for the observation and its consequences. Abduction in this context is also sometimes referred to as "inference to the best explanation".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Abduceverb

   to draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part

2. Etymology: [L. abducere to lead away; ab + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Abduct.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abduce

   ab-dūs′, v.t. an earlier form of Abduct.—adj. Abduc′ent, drawing back: separating. [L. abducĕre—ab, from ducĕre, ductum, to draw.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abduce in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abduce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abduce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abduce
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abduce
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abduce
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=abduce
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=abduce