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duct
(DUKT)to lead
Latin for leading. A conductor leads music; a duct leads air; education leads someone out (e + duc).
rootLatin
MovementSpellings:ductduc
Example words
conduct
to lead together — to direct an activity
introduce
to lead something in
produce
to lead forward — to make something appear
deduct
to lead away — to subtract
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing duct, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
conduct
to lead together — to direct an activity
introduce
to lead something in
produce
to lead forward — to make something appear
deduct
to lead away — to subtract
aqueduct
a channel that leads water
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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