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educe

[ ih-doos, ih-dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

, e·duced, e·duc·ing.
  1. to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
  2. to infer or deduce.


educe

/ ɪˈdjuːs; ɪˈdʌktɪv /

verb

  1. to evolve or develop, esp from a latent or potential state
  2. to draw out or elicit (information, solutions, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • eˈducible, adjective
  • eductive, adjective
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Other Words From

  • e·duci·ble adjective
  • une·duced adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of educe1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ēdūcere, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + dūcere to lead
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Word History and Origins

Origin of educe1

C15: from Latin ēdūcere to draw out, from ē- out + dūcere to lead
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Example Sentences

It tries to educe—that is, draw out—what is in the child already; its own native instincts and native conscience.

To preserve and educe all we possibly can obtain from their situation, and purpose, is a main duty to history.

We do not have to draw out or educe positive activities from a child, as some educational doctrines would have it.

Much might be said on the teleology by which he tries to educe intelligence from the primordial strife.

But the powers always resided in living forms which he detected and measurably learned to educe and control.

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