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educe

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈduːs/ / /ə-/ / /ɪˈdjuːs/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).

  1. An inference.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).

  1. To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
  2. To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
  3. To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.

    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.
  5. To cause or generate; to bring about.