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deduce v

(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. (transitive) To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner. (transitive, archaic) To obtain (something) from some source; to derive. (intransitive, archaic) To be derived or obtained from some source. (transitive, obsolete) To take away (something); to deduct, to subtract (something). (transitive, obsolete, based on the word’s Latin etymon) To lead (something) forth.

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