subduct

verb
/sʌbˈdʌkt/

Etymology

From Latin subductus.

  1. derived from subductus

Definitions

  1. To push under or below.

    • The upper tectonic plate had been subducting the lower one for millions of years by the time the eruption happened.
  2. To move downwards underneath something.

    • This tectonic plate had been subducting for millions of years by the time the eruption happened.
  3. To remove

    To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.

    • He wished to subduct the caveat that he had entered earlier.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA