From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeducede‧duce /dɪˈdjuːs $ dɪˈduːs/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal DECIDEto use the knowledge and information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion about itdeduce that From her son’s age, I deduced that her husband must be at least 60.deduce from What did Darwin deduce from the presence of these species? —deducible adjective→ See Verb table
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deduce• Such a religion might also contain certain philosophical ideas, ideas which could be deduced from apriori reason.• This contract was, perhaps, the only evidence from which I could deduce Helmut's hurt.• All other aspects of demand can then be deduced once we have analysed this consumer choice situation.• Darwin's observations led him to deduce that plants and animals could adapt to their surroundings.• From this he deduced that the boiler was too small and this led him on to wondering why the engine was so inefficient.• From this it is deduced that the lexicon provides adequate but not complete coverage.• The police surgeon was able to deduce the probable time of death from the temperature of the body.• From these we can deduce the rest.• Because of this the technique of Laplace transformation is relevant to deducing the transient responses of networks.• Fortunately, Alice deduced what was going on.deduce that• It can only be deduced that most young people learn about homosexuality from the negative and misinformed images in the mainstream media.• It is easy to deduce that other systems do, too; many targets are being hit again and again.• From this he deduced that the boiler was too small and this led him on to wondering why the engine was so inefficient.• Thompson deduced that the buyer was trying to increase the stock price.• From this it is deduced that the lexicon provides adequate but not complete coverage.• You would deduce that the lymphocytes, having specific receptors, would be selectively concentrated at that site.• From this he deduced that the mound had been reused as a place of burial on many separate occasions.• Whatever happens, either we obtain an efficient solution or we can deduce that there are no efficient solutions.• So I deduce that you feel pain.Origin deduce (1400-1500) Latin deducere “to lead out”, from ducere “to lead” 