abduce

IPA: æbdˈus

(transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.
(transitive) To draw a conclusion, especially in metanalysis; to deduce.

Examples of "abduce" in Sentences

Perhaps you might abduce A from B if A is not already a premiss.
"Adam can then abduce hypotheses, and infer what would be efficient experiments to discriminate between different hypotheses, and whether there's evidence for them," King expands.
This requires tentatively choosing a discourse level act on the basis of the decomposition relation and then attempting to abduce either that it is an intentional display of understanding or that it is a symptom of misunderstanding.
“ego ius iurandum verbis conceptis dedi, daturum id me hodie mulieri ante vesperum, prius quam a me abiret. nunc, pater, ne perierem 1030 cura atque abduce me hinc ab hac quantum potest, quam propter tantum damni feci et flagiti. cave tibi ducenti nummi dividiae fuant; sescenta tanta reddam, si vivo, tibi. vale atque haec cura.” quid nunc censes, Chrysale?