abduce

Verb

Verb Forms: abduced, abducing, abduces

To draw away a limb or part from the midline.
advance evidence for
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.
To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.

Examples

Can you abduce a better move from that rack of vowels?

Origin / Etymology

(1530's) From Latin abdūcō (“lead away”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + dūcō (“lead”).
* See duke, and compare abduct.

Synonyms

adduce, cite

Scrabble Score: 11

abduce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
abduce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abduce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

abduce: valid Words With Friends Word