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abduce
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[], (Verb)
Definitions:
- = "abduct".
- adduce.
- Originally with reference to the writings of C. S. Peirce: to form or infer (a hypothesis or explanation) by a process of abduction.
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin abdūcere abduct
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