deduce
verb (used with object)
to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.
is deducing
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present progressiveof deduce (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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With the Cubs foundering and Lou Piniella retired, the main puzzle on the north side of town is deducing the team’s next manager.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2010
The prophet does sometimes reason when he is deducing from principles already accepted, new precepts, or new prohibitions; but he does not confine himself to such reasoning in the fulfilment of his mission.
From The Relations Between Religion and Science Eight Lectures Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Year 1884 by Temple, Frederick
He fancied himself working like a scientist who has collected a vast number of specimens, and is deducing principles from them.
From Emile Zola by Howells, William Dean
