educe
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).
1
An inference.
educe
verbUS /ɪˈduːs/ · UK /ɪˈdjuːs/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).
1
Archaic To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
2
To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
3
To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
- The justice of God may be vindicated by a belief in a future state; but, only by believing that evil is educing good for the individual, and not for an imaginary whole.1790, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Men:
4
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
5
To cause or generate; to bring about.