Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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