deduce

Meaning

1. (transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
2. (transitive, uncommon) To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner.
3. (archaic, transitive) To obtain (something) from some source; to derive.
4. (archaic, intransitive) To be derived or obtained from some source.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To take away (something); to deduct, to subtract (something).
6. (obsolete, transitive) To lead (something) forth.

Opposite of

induce

Synonyms

infer

conclude

derive

gather

draw

reason

deduct

educe

construe

conjecture

presume

subtract

guess

fathom

figure out

find

🔍

get out

imply

induce

pick

⛏️

predict

reflect

slow

think

🤔

abstract

understand

assume

bring out

comprehend

consider

decide

deduction

deliberate

derivation

determine

elicit

export

extract

Translations

déduire

deducir

dedurre

folgern

ableiten

deduzir

schließen

conclure

afleiden

herleiten

συμπεραίνω

inferir

deduir

arguire

concluir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈdjuːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: deducen

In summary

From Late Middle English deducen (“to demonstrate, prove, show; to argue, infer; to bring, lead; to turn (something) to a use; to deduct”), borrowed from Latin dēdūcere, the present active infinitive of dēdūcō (“to lead or bring out or away; to accompany, conduct, escort; (figuratively) to derive, discover, deduce”); from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, away from’) + dūcere (the present active infinitive of dūcō (“to conduct, guide, lead; to draw, pull; to consider, regard, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead; to draw, pull”)).