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Deduce \De*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deduced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deducing}.] [L. deducere; de- ducere to lead, draw. See
{Duke}, and cf. {Deduct}.]
1. To lead forth. [A Latinism]
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He should hither deduce a colony. --Selden.
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2. To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part
from the whole. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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3. To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain
or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a
truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to
infer; -- with from or out of.
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O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes
From the dire nation in its early times? --Pope.
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Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing
unknown truths from principles already known.
--Locke.
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See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which
deduces your descent from kings and conquerors.
--Sir W.
Scott.
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