deduce
[ dih-doos, -dyoos ]
/ dɪˈdus, -ˈdyus /
verb (used with object), de·duced, de·duc·ing.
to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer: From the evidence the detective deduced that the gardener had done it.
to trace the derivation of; trace the course of: to deduce one's lineage.
RELATED WORDS
glean, deduct, presuppose, infer, surmise, draw, derive, ratiocinate, consider, figure, conclude, assume, conceive, gather, regard, collect, reason, deem, fancy, presume
Nearby words
- dedicatory,
- dedifferentiate,
- dedifferentiation,
- dedolomitization,
- dedolomitize,
- deduct,
- deductible,
- deductible clause,
- deduction,
- deduction theorem
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deduce
/ (dɪˈdjuːs) /
verb (tr)
(may take a clause as object) to reach (a conclusion about something) by reasoning; conclude (that); infer
archaic to trace the origin, course, or derivation of
Word Origin for deduce
C15: from Latin dēdūcere to lead away, derive, from de- + dūcere to lead
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deduce
early 15c., from Latin deducere "lead down, derive" (in Medieval Latin, "infer logically"), from de- "down" (see de-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Originally literal; sense of "draw a conclusion from something already known" is first recorded 1520s, from Medieval Latin. Related: Deduced; deducing.
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