Definitions for: Educe


[v] develop or evolve, esp. from a latent or potential state
[v] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"



Webster (1913) Definition: E*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Educed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Educing.] [L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See Duke.]
To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against
counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to
educe a form from matter.

The eternal art educing good from ill. --Pope.

They want to educe and cultivate what is best and
noblest in themselves. --M. Arnold.

Synonyms: derive, draw out, elicit, evoke, extract

See Also: construe, create, etymologise, etymologize, interpret, make, see

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