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educe

UK/ɪˈdjuːs/ US/ɪˈduːs/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

  • “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).

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