deduce

verb

de·duce di-ˈdüs How to pronounce deduce (audio)

dē-;

chiefly British -ˈdyüs

deduced; deducing

transitive verb

: to determine by reasoning or deduction

deduce the age of ancient artifacts

She deduced, from the fur stuck to his clothes, that he owned a cat.

specifically, philosophy : to infer (see infer sense 1) from a general principle

: to trace the course of

deduce their lineage

deducible

di-ˈd(y)ü-sə-bəl How to pronounce deduce (audio)

dē-

adjective

Example Sentences

I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me.

Recent Examples on the Web The facts of Depp’s case must still be debated by a jury — while some on social media have devoured the evidence and have tried to deduce who was the aggressor and who was the victim, the trial is not in criminal court.

Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 24 May 2022 Players have to deduce the role and house of each player to plan their strategies.

Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 The chats show the group purchased databases to research their victims, craft convincing phishing attacks against employees and business partners, and deduce how much their victims would be willing to pay.

Yaki Faitelson, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Beyond the unknowns of how exactly Musk will use the data, there are questions about what, if anything, Musk will be able to deduce from the data that the company itself cannot.

Clare Duffy, CNN, 17 June 2022 The salesperson should be able to deduce from the conversation that the customer is better suited for another one of the company's products or features (or an add-on product).

Apu Pavithran, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 While fans and reporters try to deduce which coaches are doing what with the New England offense, Belichick added to the intrigue after Tuesday’s first practice of mandatory minicamp by saying the Patriots were streamlining their offense.

Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 8 June 2022 But the paper’s bigger goal was to deduce who exactly will be left holding that bag.

Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 27 May 2022 The blood tests pick up antibodies to the virus, but exclude those sparked by vaccines, allowing researchers to deduce infection rates across the country.

Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	deducible
释义	deduce verb de·duce di-ˈdüs dē-; chiefly British -ˈdyüs deduced; deducing transitive verb 1 : to determine by reasoning or deduction deduce the age of ancient artifacts She deduced, from the fur stuck to his clothes, that he owned a cat. specifically, philosophy : to infer (see infer sense 1) from a general principle 2 : to trace the course of deduce their lineage deducible di-ˈd(y)ü-sə-bəl dē- adjective Synonyms conclude decide derive extrapolate gather infer judge make out reason understand See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me. Recent Examples on the Web The facts of Depp’s case must still be debated by a jury — while some on social media have devoured the evidence and have tried to deduce who was the aggressor and who was the victim, the trial is not in criminal court. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 24 May 2022 Players have to deduce the role and house of each player to plan their strategies. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 The chats show the group purchased databases to research their victims, craft convincing phishing attacks against employees and business partners, and deduce how much their victims would be willing to pay. Yaki Faitelson, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Beyond the unknowns of how exactly Musk will use the data, there are questions about what, if anything, Musk will be able to deduce from the data that the company itself cannot. Clare Duffy, CNN, 17 June 2022 The salesperson should be able to deduce from the conversation that the customer is better suited for another one of the company's products or features (or an add-on product). Apu Pavithran, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 While fans and reporters try to deduce which coaches are doing what with the New England offense, Belichick added to the intrigue after Tuesday’s first practice of mandatory minicamp by saying the Patriots were streamlining their offense. Mark Inabinett \| Minabinett@al.com, al, 8 June 2022 But the paper’s bigger goal was to deduce who exactly will be left holding that bag. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 27 May 2022 The blood tests pick up antibodies to the virus, but exclude those sparked by vaccines, allowing researchers to deduce infection rates across the country. Fortune, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin deducere, literally, to lead away, from de- + ducere to lead — more at tow entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition deduce verb de·duce di-ˈdüs -ˈdyüs deduced; deducing : to figure out by using reason or logic What can we deduce from the evidence? deducible adjective as in inferable being or provable by reasoning in which the conclusion follows necessarily from given information the killer's identity is clearly deducible from the clues scattered throughout the novel Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance inferable derivable reasoned deductive logical inferential a priori hypothetical inferrible theoretical theoretic conjectural supposed suppositional purported speculative rational academical academic Antonyms & Near Antonyms definite inductive explicit categorical inducible express nondeductive illogical absolute intuitive categoric irrational instinctive See More
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deduce

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

verb

adjective