abduce, v. arch.
(æbˈdjuːs)
[ad. L. abdūc-ĕre to lead away; f. ab off, away + dūc-ĕre to lead. Now generally replaced by abduct.]
1. To lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct.
| 1537 State Papers Hen. VIII, I. 557 From the whych opinion I colde not abduce them with all my endevor. 1863 N. & Q. 3rd Ser. III. 284 Sir Henry Hayes, a gallant Corcagian knight, abduced a Quaker damsel. |
† 2. To draw away, as by an abducent or abductor muscle. Obs.
| 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. xx. 156 If we abduce the eye into either corner, the object will not duplicate. |