deduce

deduce

infer; draw a logical conclusion: I deduce that you are in agreement.

Not to be confused with:

deduct – subtract; take away from: I deduct my expenses.

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de·duce

 (dĭ-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′)

tr.v. de·duced, de·duc·ing, de·duc·es

1. To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.

2. To infer from a general principle; reason deductively: deduced from the laws of physics that the new airplane would fly.

3. To trace the origin or derivation of.

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[Middle English deducen, from Latin dēdūcere, to lead away or down : dē-, de- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·duc′i·ble adj.

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deduce

(dɪˈdjuːs)

vb (tr)

1. (may take a clause as object) to reach (a conclusion about something) by reasoning; conclude (that); infer

2. archaic to trace the origin, course, or derivation of

[C15: from Latin dēdūcere to lead away, derive, from de- + dūcere to lead]

deˈducible adj

deˌduciˈbility, deˈducibleness n

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de•duce

(dɪˈdus, -ˈdyus)

v.t. -duced, -duc•ing.

1. to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.

2. to trace the derivation or course of.

[1520–30; < Latin dēdūcere to lead down, derive =dē- de- + dūcere to lead]

de•duc′i•ble, adj.

de•duc`i•bil′i•ty, de•duc′i•ble•ness, n.

de•duc′i•bly, adv.

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deduce

Past participle: deduced
Gerund: deducing

Imperative

deduce

deduce

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deduce - reason by deduction; establish by deduction derive, infer, deduct logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" surmise - infer from incomplete evidence elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
	2.	deduce - conclude by reasoning; in logic infer conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

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deduce

verb work out, reason, understand, gather, conclude, derive, infer, glean, extrapolate She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit.

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deduce

verb

To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning:

conclude, deduct, draw, gather, infer, judge, understand.

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Translations

يِسْتَنْتِج، يَسْتَدِل، يَسْتَخْلِص

odvoditusoudit

slutteudlede

deduzierenfolgernschließen

deducirinferir

déduire

álykta

dedurrearguire

daryti išvadądedukcijaišprotavimas

secināt

utlede

выводить

vyvodiť

deducerahärleda

sonuç çıkarmaksonuca varmak

推断

deduce

[dɪˈdjuːs] VT → deducir
to deduce sth from sth → deducir algo de algo
what do you deduce from that? → ¿qué conclusión sacas de eso?
to deduce (from sth) that → deducir (de algo) que ...
as can be deduced from → según se deduce or se desprende de

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deduce

[dɪˈdjuːs] vt → déduire, conclure
to be deduced from sth → être déduit(e) de qch
to deduce that ... → déduire que ...

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deduce

vt → folgern, schließen (from aus); (Logic) → deduzieren (from von)

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deduce

[dɪˈdjuːs] vt to deduce sth from sth → dedurre qc da qc
to deduce that → dedurre che

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deduce

(diˈdjuːs) verb

to work out from facts one knows or guesses. From the height of the sun I deduced that it was about ten o'clock. aflei, ʼn gevolgtrekking maak يِسْتَنْتِج، يَسْتَدِل، يَسْتَخْلِص закл'чавам deduzir odvodit, usoudit folgern udlede; slutte συμπεραίνωdeducir järeldama نتیجه گیری کردن؛ برداشت کردن päätellä déduire לְהַקִיש, לְהַסִיק परिणाम निकालना zaključiti következtet memperhitungkan, menarik kesimpulan álykta dedurre 推論する 추론하다, 연역하다 daryti išvadą secināt simpulkan afleidenslutte, utlede wnioskować استنباطول، نتيجه كښل deduzir a deduce заключать vyvodiť sklepati izvesti zaključak sluta sig till, dra [den] slutsatsen คาดคะเน sonuç çıkarmak, sonuca varmak 推斷 робити висновок; простежити استنباط suy luận 推断

deduction (diˈdakʃən) noun

1. the act of deducing. aftrekking, vermindering إستِخْلاص، إسْتِنْتاج заключение dedução dedukce die Schlußfolgerung udledning; slutning συναγωγή συμπεράσματος deducción järeldamine نتیجه گیری؛ برداشت päättely déductionהסקה अनुमान zaključivanje következtetés deduksi afleiðsla deduzione 推論すること 차감 dedukcija, išprotavimas dedukcija, secināšana deduksi afleidingutledning, deduksjon wnioskowanie تعليل، كوالى، جلاوالى، تفريق. dedução deducţie умозаключение dedukcia sklepanje dedukcija slutledning, härledning การอนุมาน indirme, çıkarma 推論 віднімання; відрахування عمل اخراج diễn dịch 推论

2. something that has been deduced. Is this deduction accurate? afslag, korting نَتيجَه извод dedução dedukce die Schlußfolgerung udledelse; slutning συμπέρασμαdeducción järeldus استدلال؛ برداشت päättely déductionמסקנה अनुमान zaključak következtetés perhitungan afleiðsla deduzione 推論 차감액 išvada secinājums; slēdziens perhitungan afleidingdeduksjonwniosek تعلیل dedução deducţie вывод dedukcia sklep zaključak slutsats, deduktion การหักลบ indirim, kesinti 推演出來的結論，推論 висновок مستخرج sự khấu trừ 推演出来的结论，推论

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deduce

vt. deducir, inferir.

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