educe

e·duce  (-ds, -dys)

tr.v. e·duced, e·duc·ing, e·duc·es

1. To draw or bring out; elicit. See Synonyms at evoke.

2. To assume or work out from given facts; deduce.

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[Middle English educen, to direct the flow of, from Latin dcere : -, ex-, ex- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·duci·ble adj.

e·duction (-dkshn) n.

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educe [ɪˈdjuːs]

vb (tr) Rare

1. to evolve or develop, esp from a latent or potential state

2. to draw out or elicit (information, solutions, etc.)

[from Latin ēdūcere to draw out, from ē- out + dūcere to lead]

educible  adj

eductive  [ɪˈdʌktɪv] adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	educe - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" elicit, evoke, extract, draw out construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
	2.	educe - develop or evolve from a latent or potential state derive etymologise, etymologize - give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

Translations

educe [ɪˈdjuːs] VT → educir, sacar

educe

vt (form) → ableiten (from sth von etw), entlocken (from sb jdm)