deduce
verb (used with object)
to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.
deduced
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past participleof deduce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof deduce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
deduceverb (used with object)to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.
Example Sentences
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After scouring job postings online and talking with local ranchers, he’s deduced that the land might soon be transformed into one of the many large-scale data centers moving into Montana over the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"We've kind of deduced it to be UVC radiation, the radiation that exists above the ozone layer because obviously there's no filter up there", he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
The analysts split out the ETFs that they deduced retail investors put their money in.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Scholars deduced that the Sungir mammoth-hunters lived in a hierarchical society, and that the dead man was perhaps the leader of a band or of an entire tribe comprising several bands.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
