deduce
verb (used with object)
to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.
had deduced
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past perfectof deduce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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While the force was satisfied the "proper cremation process had been followed", Mr McLoughlin said experts had deduced it would not be possible "to recover a meaningful DNA profile".
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
By 1936 she had deduced the existence of a solid inner core, ultimately measured to be about 2440 kilometers in diameter: the planet inside.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 30, 2022
Empiricists believed they had deduced a method by which they could discover a universe of truth: impartial, verifiable knowledge.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
Voters who turned up to see Christie on Sunday had not all seen the debate, but many said they had deduced from clips that the governor had “won”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2016
The possibility that Mendel had deduced a fundamental natural rule—a dangerous law—by tabulating pea hybrids seemed absurd and far-fetched to Nägeli.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
