duct,duce & duc
These ROOT-WORDS are DUC, DUCE & DUCT which come from the Latin ducere meaning LEAD. It will indeed LEAD you to many places, people, and subjects.
1. Abduct : ab DUCT (ab dukt’) v.
To take away by force; kidnap
2. Deduct : de DUCT (de dukt’) v.
To take away from; as, deduct ten percent of the price
3. Deductible : de DUCT ible (de duk; ti b’l) adj.
Can be taken off; as, tax deductible
4. Educate : e DUC ate (ej; u kate) v.
To develop; teach; lead out from ignorance
5. Induce : in DUC e (in dyuse’) v.
To lead into; persuade
6. Induction : in DUC tion (in dek’ shun) n.
The act of leading into an official position; as, induction into
7. Inductometer : in DUCT ometer (in duk tom’ e ter) n.
Equipment used to measure electrical induction
8. Introduction : intro DUC tion (in tro duk; shun) n.
The act of bringing together
9. Inductile : in DUCT ile (duk’ til) adj.
Inflexible; unyielding; not easily led
10. Produce : pro DUCE (pro dyuse’) v.
To bring forth; lead forward
11. Product : pro DUCT (prod’ ukt) n.
Anything produced by growth, labor, thought
12. Productive : pro DUCT ive (pro duk’ tiv) n.
Causing to bring forth; creative
13. Production : pro DUC tion (pro duk’ shun) n.
The act of bringing forth; creation
14. Reduce : re DUCE (re dyuse’) v.
To lead to a lower position or price; as, reduce to poverty
15. Reduction : re DUC tion (re duk; shun) n.
A lowering; as a reduction in price
16. Seduce : se DUCE (se dyuse’) v.
To lead apart; lead astray
17. Conducive : con DUC ive (kon dyue’ siv) adj.
Tending to promote; as conducive to good health
18. Ducat : DUC at (duk; at) n.
A gold coin used in some European countries
19. Adueduct : aque DUCT (ak; we duct) n.
An artificial channel for bringing a large quantity of water from one place to another
20. Traduce : tra DUCE (tra dyuse’) v.
To disgrace unjustly; to slander