sub·duct [ səb dúkt ](past and past participlesub·duct·ed, present participlesub·duct·ing, 3rd person present singularsub·ducts)
intransitive verb
Definition:
slide under adjoining tectonic plate: to be carried under the edge of an adjoining continental or oceanic plate, causing tensions in the Earth's crust that can produce earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
[Late 16th century. < Latin subduct-, past participle of subducere "draw up" (see subdue)]
