English dictionary

subduct Meaning & Definition

/sʌbˈdʌkt/

What Does Subduct Mean?

Subduct is used as a verb meaning To push under or below. It can also mean To move downwards underneath something.

Part of speech	verb
Pronunciation	/sʌbˈdʌkt/
Verb forms	subducts, subducting, subducted

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.
To move downwards underneath something.
This tectonic plate had been subducting for millions of years by the time the eruption happened.
To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.
He wished to subduct the caveat that he had entered earlier.

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

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

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

subduct (third-person singular simple present subducts, present participle subducting, simple past and past participle subducted)