educe

e·duce

 (ĭ-do͞os′, ĭ-dyo͞os′)

tr.v. e·duced, e·duc·ing, e·duc·es

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

2. To infer or work out from given facts: educe principles from experience.

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

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e·duc′i·ble adj.

e·duc′tion (ĭ-dŭk′shən) n.

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educe

(ɪˈdjuːs)

vb (tr)

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

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

[C15: from Latin ēdūcere to draw out, from ē- out + dūcere to lead]

eˈducible adj

eductive adj

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e•duce

(ɪˈdus, ɪˈdyus)

v.t. e•duced, e•duc•ing.

1. to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.

2. to infer or deduce.

[1400–50; < Latin ēdūcere=ē- e- + dūcere to lead]

e•duc′i•ble, adj.

e•duc•tion (ɪˈdʌk ʃən) n.

e•duc′tor, n.

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educe

Past participle: educed
Gerund: educing

Imperative

educe

educe

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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"

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educe

verb

1. To call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed):

draw (out), elicit, evoke, summon.

2. To arrive at through reasoning:

derive, evolve, excogitate.

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Translations

educe

[ɪˈdjuːs] VT → educir, sacar

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educe

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

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