abduce,v.arch.|æbˈdjuːs|[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.1537State PapersHen.VIII, I. 557From the whych opinion I colde not abduce them with all my endevor.1863N. & Q. 3rdSer.III. 284Sir Henry Hayes, a gallant Corcagian knight, abduced a Quaker damsel.†2.To draw away, as by an abducent or abductor muscle. Obs.1646Sir T. BrownePseud.Ep.iii. xx. 156If we abduce the eye into either corner, the object will not duplicate.