Definitions for: Deduce

[v] reason by deduction; establish by deduction
[v] conclude by reasoning; in logic

Webster (1913) Definition: De*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deduced; p. pr. & vb.
n. Deducing.] [L. deducere; de- + ducere to lead, draw. See
Duke, and cf. Deduct.]
1. To lead forth. [A Latinism]

He should hither deduce a colony. --Selden.

2. To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part
from the whole. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

3. To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain
or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a
truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to
infer; -- with from or out of.

O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes From the
dire nation in its early times? --Pope.

Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing
unknown truths from principles already known.
--Locke.

See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which
deduces your descent from kings and conquerors.
--Sir W.
Scott.

Synonyms: deduct, derive, infer, infer

See Also: carry back, conclude, conclude, elicit, extrapolate, reason, reason, reason out, reason out, surmise

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