Synonyms for subduct

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remove · withdraw

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 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.

Related words

Word family

subduction

Forms

Past participle

subducted
e.g. subducted → taken, removed, withdrawn…

Example sentences

• remove Please remove that chair because it is in the way.
• withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

take¹

6 letters

remove²

8 letters

withdraw²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remove² = 2 syllables).