e·duce
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| 1. | to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop. |
| 2. | to infer or deduce. |
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e·duc·i·ble, adjective
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tr.v. e·duced, e·duc·ing, e·duc·es
[Middle English educen, to direct the flow of, from Latin ēdūcere : ē-, ex-, ex- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.] e·duc'i·ble adj., e·duc'tion (ĭ-dŭk'shən) n. |
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educe
1432, from L. educere (see educate).
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| educe | |
verb | |
| 1. | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
| 2. | develop or evolve from a latent or potential state [syn: derive] |
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Educe
Ed"u*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Educated; p. pr. & vb. n. Educating.] [L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. educere to ?ed forth, bring up (a child). See Educe.] To bring ??? or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.,; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste. Syn: To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify; bring up; train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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