v. arch. [ad. L. abdūc-ĕre to lead away; f. ab off, away + dūc-ĕre to lead. Now generally replaced by ABDUCT.]
1. To lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct.
1537. State Papers Hen. VIII., I. 557. From the whych opinion I colde not abduce them with all my endevor.
1863. N. & Q., 3rd Ser. III. 284. Sir Henry Hayes, a gallant Corcagian knight, abduced a Quaker damsel.
† 2. To draw away, as by an abducent or abductor muscle. Obs.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., III. xx. 156. If we abduce the eye into either corner, the object will not duplicate.
