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deduce.

To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈdʒuːs//dɪˈdjuːs//dɪˈdus/General-American/də-/General-American
  1. To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.

    transitive
  2. To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner.

    transitive · uncommon
  3. To obtain (something) from some source; to derive.

    archaic · transitive
  4. To be derived or obtained from some source.

    archaic · intransitive
  5. To take away (something); to deduct, to subtract (something).

    obsolete · transitive
    to deduce a part from the whole
  6. To lead (something) forth.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English deducen (“to demonstrate, prove, show; to argue, infer; to bring, lead; to turn (something) to a use; to deduct”), borrowed from Latin dēdūcere, the present active infinitive of dēdūcō (“to lead or bring out or away; to accompany, conduct, escort; (figuratively) to derive, discover, deduce”); from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, away from’) + dūcere (the present active infinitive of dūcō (“to conduct, guide, lead; to draw, pull; to consider, regard, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead; to draw, pull”)).

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