Adducted

Pronunciation: /əˈdʌktɪd/

Definitions of adducted

verb to move or draw a body part towards the midline of the body

Example Sentences

A1 The child adducted their arm to their body.

A2 The suspect was arrested for attempting to adduct a young girl from the park.

B1 The therapist taught the patient exercises to strengthen adducted muscles.

B2 The police were able to rescue the adducted child and reunite them with their family.

C1 The criminal organization was known for adducting wealthy individuals for ransom.

C2 The government implemented new measures to prevent the illegal adduction of minors.

Examples of adducted in a Sentence

formal The patient presented with an adducted arm after the injury.

informal His arm was adducted after he fell off his bike.

slang He couldn't move his arm properly because it was all adducted.

figurative Her thoughts were adducted by the captivating performance.

Grammatical Forms of adducted

• past tense: adducted
• plural: adducted
• comparative: more adducted
• superlative: most adducted
• present tense: adduct
• future tense: will adduct
• perfect tense: have adducted
• continuous tense: is adducting
• singular: adducted
• positive degree: adducted
• infinitive: to adduct
• gerund: adducting
• participle: adducting

Origin and Evolution of adducted

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'adducted' originated from the Latin word 'adductus', which means 'drawn towards'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in anatomical contexts to describe the movement of a body part towards the midline of the body, the term 'adducted' has since been adopted in various fields such as chemistry and physics to describe the action of bringing two things together or towards a central point.