De-dūçe′, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEDUCED (de-dūst′); p. pr. & vb. n. DEDUCING.] [Lat. deducere, from de and ducere, to lead, draw, allied to A.-S. teóhan, contracted teón, Goth. tiuhan, O. H. Ger. zīohan, N. H. Ger. zīehen, Eng. tug and tow; Sp. deducir, It. dedurre, Fr. déduire. See DUKE.]
- To lead away or out. [Obs.] “He should hither deduce a colony.” Selden.
- To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
- To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to infer.
O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early times? Pope. Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known. Locke. See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your descent from kings and conquerors. W. Scott.