Definition of "abduce"

abduce

/əb.ˈdjuːs/

verb
third-person singular simple present abduces, present participle abducing, simple past and past participle abduced
1. (transitive, obsolete) 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.
  Quotations
  If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.
  , Sir T. Browne, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
2. (transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.