educe — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Transitive

2. To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

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   The justice of God may be vindicated by a belief in a future state; but, only by believing that evil is educing good for the individual, and not for an imaginary whole.

4. To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.

   Usage

   • Transitive

5. To cause or generate; to bring about.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. An inference.

Verb

1. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

   Synonyms

   evokeelicitextractdraw out

   Broader terms

   interpretconstruesee

   Examples

   We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

2. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

   Synonyms

   derive

   Broader terms

   makecreate