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educe.

To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈduːs/General-American/ə-/General-American/ɪˈdjuːs/Received-Pronunciation/ə-/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.

    archaic · transitive
  2. To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.

    transitive
  3. To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.

    transitive
  4. To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.

    transitive
  5. To cause or generate; to bring about.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɪˈduːs/General-American/ə-/General-American/ɪˈdjuːs/Received-Pronunciation/ə-/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An inference.

Where this word comes from

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

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