abduce

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  1. To draw or lead away by persuasion or argument.
  2. To lead away or carry off by improper means; abduct. [Rare.]
  3. To draw away or aside, as by the action of an abductor muscle. If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iii. 20.

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