Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To draw or lead away by persuasion or argument.
- To lead away or carry off by improper means; abduct.
- To draw away or aside, as by the action of an abductor muscle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb advance evidence for
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"Adam can then abduce hypotheses, and infer what would be efficient experiments to discriminate between different hypotheses, and whether there's evidence for them," King expands.
PC Plus Richard Cobbett 2010
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“ego ius iurandum verbis conceptis dedi, daturum id me hodie mulieri ante vesperum, prius quam a me abiret. nunc, pater, ne perierem 1030 cura atque abduce me hinc ab hac quantum potest, quam propter tantum damni feci et flagiti. cave tibi ducenti nummi dividiae fuant; sescenta tanta reddam, si vivo, tibi. vale atque haec cura.” quid nunc censes, Chrysale?
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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