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View usage for: (dɪdjuːs, US -duːs) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense deduces, present participle deducing, past tense, past participle deducedverbIf you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter. [VERB that] The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War. [be VERB-ed + from] She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit. [VERB noun] [Also V n from n, V with quote ]Synonyms: work out, reason, understand, gather More Synonyms of deduce deduce in British English (dɪˈdjuːs) verb (transitive)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 Derived forms deducible (deˈducible) adjective deducibility (deˌduciˈbility) or deducibleness (deˈducibleness) noun Word origin C15: from Latin dēdūcere to lead away, derive, from de- + dūcere to lead deduce in American English (diˈdus; diˈdjus; dɪˈdus; diˈdus) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈduced or deˈducing1. to trace the course or derivation of 2. to infer by logical reasoning; reason out or conclude from known facts or general principles SIMILAR WORDS: inˈfer Derived forms deducible (deˈducible) adjective Word origin ME deducen < L deducere, to lead down, bring away < de-, down + ducere, to lead: see duct Examples of 'deduce' in a sentencededuce Now let us consider the situation and see what may be deduced from it.We can perhaps deduce only one thing from this.Different moulds peak at certain times of the year and it may be possible from this to deduce which one is the culprit.I looked again at the vast object being knitted and deduced that it must be a blanket.It took me decades to realise what an odd thing this was, longer still to deduce the reason. One can reasonably deduce that 150 years of sporting interest have been good for nature conservation on this site.First they must deduce who is hiding what, and to what extreme they will go to protect their positions.You cannot properly reason, deduce or infer without a framework or structure on which to hang individual items of information.As you may have deduced, they are not the good guys, but they are survivors. British English: deduce VERB If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. She had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter. - American English: deduce
- Brazilian Portuguese: deduzir
- Chinese: 演绎
- European Spanish: deducir
- French: déduire
- German: folgern
- Italian: dedurre
- Japanese: 論理的に推理する
- Korean: 추론하다
- European Portuguese: deduzir
- Latin American Spanish: deducir
Chinese translation of 'deduce' vt -
推断(斷) (tuīduàn) to deduce that ... 推断(斷) ... (tuīduàn ... )
Definition to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning from evidence She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit. Additional synonymsDefinition to decide by reasoning We concluded that he was telling the truth. Synonyms decide, judge, establish, suppose, determine, assume, gather, reckon (informal), work out, infer, deduce, surmiseHe is one of those people who derives pleasure from helping others. Synonyms obtain, get, receive, draw, gain, collect, gather, extract, elicit, glean, procureDefinition to learn from information given I gather his report is highly critical of the project. Synonyms understand, believe, hear, learn, assume, take it, conclude, presume, be informed, infer, deduce, surmise, be led to believe |