subduct

[ suhb-duhkt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to take away; subtract.
2. to withdraw; remove.
3. 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)

1. Geology. (of a crustal plate ) to slide beneath a less dense plate as a consequence of the two plates’ colliding.

subduct

/ səbˈdʌkt /

verb

1. physiol to draw or turn (the eye, etc) downwards
2. rare.
   to take away; deduct

Other Words From

• un·sub·duct·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subduct¹

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin subductus, past participle of subdūcere “to draw up, withdraw”

Word History and Origins

Origin of subduct¹

C17: from Latin subdūcere, from sub- + dūcere to lead, bring