subduct

English

WOTD – 22 October 2011

Etymology

From Latin subductus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌbˈdʌkt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌkt

Verb

subduct (third-person singular simple present subducts, present participle subducting, simple past and past participle subducted)

1. (transitive) To push under or below.
2. (intransitive) To move downwards underneath something.
3. (rare) To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.

Related terms

• subduction

Translations

to push under or below

• Finnish: työntää alle

to move underneath sthg

• Finnish: työntyä alle
• Hungarian: alábukik (hu), alányomul

Anagrams

• bus duct