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Educe

//ɪˈduːs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inference.
Verb
  1. 1
    To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. archaic, transitive
  2. 2
    develop or evolve from a latent or potential state wordnet
  3. 3
    To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. transitive
  4. 4
    deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) wordnet
  5. 5
    To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. transitive

    "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."

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  1. 6
    To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract. transitive
  2. 7
    To cause or generate; to bring about. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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