deduce
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.
Origin of deduce
1Other words for deduce
Other words from deduce
- de·duc·i·ble, adjective
- de·duc·i·bil·i·ty, de·duc·i·ble·ness, noun
- de·duc·i·bly, adverb
- non·de·duc·i·ble, adjective
- sub·de·duc·i·ble, adjective
- un·de·duced, adjective
- un·de·duc·i·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with deduce
- 1. adduce, deduce , induce
- 2. deduce , deduct
- 3. deducible , deductible
Words Nearby deduce
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How to use deduce in a sentence
Estimating the number of missed outbursts, the astronomers deduced the yearly nova rate.
The number of Milky Way nova explosions per year has been pinned down | Ken Croswell | February 12, 2021 | Science NewsLili Torok, a Crisis Text Line senior data researcher, said that her firm’s machine-learning software tries to deduce when a person is at “imminent risk,” meaning they have expressed “suicidal threats.”
How mental-health crisis centers have tried to weather the COVID-19 storm | Jonathan Vanian | February 5, 2021 | FortuneIt puts out so much light that the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope should be able to deduce the atmospheres of the planets, giving researchers additional clues to how they might have formed.
These 6 exoplanets somehow orbit their star in perfect rhythm | Charlie Wood | January 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe said that she deduced that my brother's grown son, who lives with his parents, was not invited to the wedding.
Miss Manners: Service workers deserve respect — no matter what | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostHe deduced the difference, from the perspective of a quarterback, between a detail like a firm plant at the top of a route or a one-two stutter step.
All great QBs are linked with great receivers. Aaron Rodgers finally has his match in Davante Adams. | Adam Kilgore | January 15, 2021 | Washington Post
A shriek of glee briefly broke out across the Web as inquiring minds tried to deduce who was the lucky lady.
My Bizarre Night With James Deen, Libertarian Porn Star | Emily Shire | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom this it was possible to deduce that the airplane hit the ocean whole, and at what speed.
MH17 Is the World’s First Open-Source Air Crash Investigation | Clive Irving | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, we are left to deduce the content of her letters to him from his responses to her.
The Struggles of Benjamin Franklin’s Sister Jane | Annette Gordon-Reed | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey want the jury to deduce that it was a sort of habitual foreplay employed by the popular coach.
Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Three: The Defense Gets Steamrolled | Diane Dimond | June 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe greatest gift is our own eyes, sense of smell, and abilities to deduce.
Patricia Cornwell Talks New Book, 'Red Mist,' Forensics, and Angelina Jolie | Janice Kaplan | December 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTOf the social animals, man presents the most complete type, and the one from which we can best deduce the conditions of the class.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisThat we are able from the hypothesis to deduce the known facts, gives only the affirmative instance, A B C, a b c.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillIn any other case, it is no evidence of the truth of the hypothesis that we are able to deduce the real phenomena from it.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillWe arrive at it by comparing different passages together; we deduce it from the thread and connection of the discourse.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 | J. H. Merle D'AubignWe must have the courage to look at the facts unflinchingly, and deduce from them all the wondrous consequences they involve.
Time and Tide | Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
British Dictionary definitions for deduce
/ (dɪˈdjuːs) /
(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
Origin of deduce
1Derived forms of deduce
- deducible, adjective
- deducibility or deducibleness, noun
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