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obduct

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
obduct /əbˈdək(t), əbˈdək(t) /
▸ verb [with object] Geology cause (the edge of a crustal plate) to move sideways and upwards over the margin of an adjacent plate:
the ophiolite complex was obducted onto the continental margin.