deduce

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. reason by deduction; establish by deductionSynonyms: inferdeductderive
  2. conclude by reasoning; in logicSynonyms: infer
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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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