Standard Lemma guide

subduct

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /sʌbˈdʌkt/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To push under or below.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The upper tectonic plate had been subducting the lower one for millions of years by the time the eruption happened.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To move downwards underneath something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: otherwise uncommon

Topics: law

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin subductus.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: työntää alle — to push under or below
  • Macedonian: подвлекува (podvlekuva) — to push under or below
  • Tagalog: isailalim — to push under or below
  • Finnish: työntyä alle — to move underneath sthg
  • Hungarian: alábukik — to move underneath sthg
  • Hungarian: alányomul — to move underneath sthg
  • Macedonian: подвлекува (podvlekuva) — to move underneath sthg