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educe Definition

educe (ē do̵̅o̅s′, -dyo̵̅o̅s′)

transitive verb -·duced′, -·duc′·ing

  1. to draw out; elicit
  2. to infer from data; deduce

Etymology: L educere: see educate

educe Related Forms
educ·ible adjective educ′·tion (ē duk′s̸hən) noun
educe Synonyms

educe

v.

evoke, elicit, extract; see obtain 1. See syn. study at extract.

educe Usage Examples

Object

  • need: R educes the need to validate every cell after populating a grid.

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