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English word origin

Etymology of educe

Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. · To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. · To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. · To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.

noun

An inference.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).

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  • Root classification mention*dewk-ine-pro
  • Borrowed-form mentionēdūcōla · lead out, raise up

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