deduce

To deduce is defined as to come up with an answer by logic or by putting pieces of information together.

(verb)

An example of deduce is when police figure out who the killer is by looking at information they obtain.

See deduce in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb deduced, deducing

to trace the course or derivation of
to infer by logical reasoning; reason out or conclude from known facts or general principles

Origin: ME deducen < L deducere, to lead down, bring away < de-, down + ducere, to lead: see duct

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See deduce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·duced, de·duc·ing, de·duc·es

To reach (a conclusion) by reasoning.
To infer from a general principle; reason deductively: deduced from the laws of physics that the new airplane would fly.
To trace the origin or derivation of.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English deducen

Origin: , from Latin dēdūcere, to lead away or down

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots

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