Latin dictionary · verb

dūcō

to lead, guide, conduct, lead away

Dictionary forms: dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductum

Inflection: third conjugation, irregular short imperative

Meaning and definitions

1. to lead, guide, conduct, lead away
2. to take
3. to draw, pull
4. to think, consider, regard, calculate, count, reckon
5. ellipsis of dūcere domum
6. to lead (a wife in marriage), to marry, to take (as one’s wife)

Connected roots

• duc-

  leading

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• reduce

  to make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size

• conduct

  to organize and carry out; to lead or guide

• introduce

  to bring into use or operation; to present someone by name

• oviduct

  A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.

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