EDUCE

derive, educe

(verb) develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out

(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

educe (third-person singular simple present educes, present participle educing, simple past and past participle educed)

(transitive, now, rare) To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. [from 15th c.]

(transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. [from 16th c.]

(transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. [from 17th c.]

(transitive, chemistry) To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract. [from 17th c.]

(transitive) To cause or generate; to bring about. [from 19th c.]

Noun

educe

An inference.

Anagrams

• deuce

Source: Wiktionary


E*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Educed; p. pr. & vb. n. Educing.] Etym: [L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See Duke.]

Definition: To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to educe a form from matter. The eternal art educing good from ill. Pope. They want to educe and cultivate what is best and noblest in themselves. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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