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de·duct (dĭ-dŭkt́)

[Middle English deducten, from Latin dēdūcere, dēduct-, to lead away or down; see deduce.]

verb: -duct·ed, -duct·ing, -ducts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract.
  2. To derive by deduction; deduce.

intransitive verb 

To take away a desirable part: Poor plumbing deducts from the value of the house.