Today’s Root: ducere, ductus
– to lead, to draw out,
Word Building:
abduction – to take, steal,
conduct – a way of acting, especially when leading as in conductor or the ability to draw out and transmit heat.
Used in Conjunction with Other Word Parts:
subduction – tectonic plates shifting under one another
aqueduct – drawing out of water
Sample Sentence:
Although she had never heard the word, she was able to deduce its meaning.