(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.

Pertaining to abstraction.

(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining. / (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.

present participle of abstract

plural of abstract

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstract

plural of abstraction

plural of abstracter

plural of abstractness

Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.