educe
Americanverb (used with object)
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to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
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to infer or deduce.
verb
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to evolve or develop, esp from a latent or potential state
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to draw out or elicit (information, solutions, etc)
Other Word Forms
- educible adjective
- eductive adjective
- uneduced adjective
Etymology
Origin of educe
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ēdūcere, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + dūcere to lead
Example Sentences
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Every song in her discographical universe matters, and any surprise song she chooses will invariably educe outpourings of jubilation.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023
Every song in her discographical universe matters, and any surprise song she chooses will invariably educe outpourings of jubilation.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023
I think that there should’ve been more discussion of what we educe from his philosophy about these issues of privacy and personal liberty that appear discussed at length in his book.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2017
He spreads them out, classifies them; then pores, probes, weighs, analyzes, to educe both a composite picture of the author and a meticulous evaluation of the cumulus itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
There fell a pause, Joan contemptuously staring away through the glimmering rain-drops, Austin desperately casting about for a conversational opening less calculated than its predecessors to educe rebuffs.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
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