Deduce

Deduce
Deduce De*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deducing}.] [L. deducere; de- + ducere to lead, draw. See {Duke}, and cf. {Deduct}.] 1. To lead forth. [A Latinism] [1913 Webster]

He should hither deduce a colony. --Selden. [1913 Webster]

2. To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

3. To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from or out of. [1913 Webster]

O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early times? --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your descent from kings and conquerors. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


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  • deduce — I verb apply reason, arrive at a conclusion, ascertain, assume, calculate, come to a conclusion, conclude, conjecture, consider probable, construe, deduct, deem, derive, determine, divine, draw a conclusion, educe, extract, gather, guess, infer,… …   Law dictionary

  • deduce — (v.) early 15c., from L. deducere lead down, derive (in M.L. infer logically ), from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + ducere to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Originally literal; sense of draw a conclusion from something already known is first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • deduce — *infer, gather, conclude, judge Analogous words: reason, cogitate, *think, speculate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • deduce — ► VERB ▪ arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning. DERIVATIVES deducible adjective. ORIGIN Latin deducere to take or lead away …   English terms dictionary

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  • deduce — 01. It is important to learn a process which will help you to [deduce] the meaning of new vocabulary from context. 02. The detectives were able to [deduce] valuable information about the killer through careful examination of the murder scene. 03 …   Grammatical examples in English

  • deduce — v. 1) (D; tr.) to deduce from (what can we deduce from these figures?) 2) (L) on the basis of the evidence we deduced that he was guilty 3) (Q) the police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding * * * [dɪ djuːs] (0) the police were able …   Combinatory dictionary

  • deduce — UK [dɪˈdjuːs] / US [dɪˈdus] verb [transitive] Word forms deduce : present tense I/you/we/they deduce he/she/it deduces present participle deducing past tense deduced past participle deduced formal to know something as a result of considering the… …   English dictionary

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