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subduct
[ suhb-duhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to take away; subtract.
- Geology. (of a crustal plate ) to collide with (a denser plate), drawing it down and overriding it, along the juncture of the two plates.
verb (used without object)
- Geology. (of a crustal plate ) to slide beneath a less dense plate as a consequence of the two plates’ colliding.
subduct
/ səbˈdʌkt /
verb
- physiol to draw or turn (the eye, etc) downwards
- rare.to take away; deduct
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Other Words From
- un·sub·duct·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subduct1
First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin subductus, past participle of subdūcere “to draw up, withdraw”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subduct1
C17: from Latin subdūcere, from sub- + dūcere to lead, bring
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