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| de·duce [ di dss ] (past and past participle de·duced, present participle de·duc·ing, 3rd person present singular de·duc·es) |
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1. reach conclusion: to come to a conclusion, often without all the necessary or relevant information, but using what is known in a logical way
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2. infer something from general principle: to come to a conclusion by inference from a general principle
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| [15th century. < Latin deducere "lead out" < ducere "to lead"] |
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deduce, infer, assume, reason, conclude, work out, figure out
CORE MEANING: to reach a logical conclusion on the basis of information
deduce to come to a conclusion, often without all the necessary or relevant information, but using what is known in a logical way;
 While it is relatively easy to deduce a cause from an effect, it is more difficult to predict effects from causes.
It didn't take a rocket scientist to deduce that they were having an affair.
infer to come to a conclusion or form an opinion about something on the basis of evidence or reasoning;
It has been inferred from his poetry that he was homosexual.
Negligence may be inferred from the fact that the product left the manufacturer in a defective state.
assume to accept something as true without checking or confirming it;
She had always assumed that her mother was born in Paris.
He could reasonably have assumed from what was said that his employment prospects were good.
reason to consider information and use it to reach a conclusion in a logical way;
Scott reasoned that if Annabel were having a heart attack, she wouldn't be able to talk on the telephone.
Either, he reasoned, there was no burglar, or else the burglar was not interested in diamonds.
conclude to form an opinion or make a logical judgment about something after considering everything known about it;
The report concluded that a world recession was unlikely.
They were forced to conclude from the evidence that the case had been mishandled.
work out to solve a problem or find an answer to a question by reasoning or calculation;
Try and work out what the poem is about.
It took me a long time to work out the answers in the math section
figure out to find a solution or reach a conclusion by careful thought or reasoning;
Your task is to figure out what this answer means in terms of likely delay.
I can't figure out why he got into foreign investment. |
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