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- [dih-doos, -dyoos]
- /dɪˈdus, -ˈdyus/
- /dɪˈdjuːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-doos, -dyoos]
- /dɪˈdus, -ˈdyus/
Definitions of deduce word
- verb deduce If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. 3
- verb deduce to reach (a conclusion about something) by reasoning; conclude (that); infer 3
- verb deduce to trace the origin, course, or derivation of 3
- verb transitive deduce to trace the course or derivation of 3
- verb transitive deduce to infer by logical reasoning; reason out or conclude from known facts or general principles 3
- verb with object deduce to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer: From the evidence the detective deduced that the gardener had done it. 1
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Origin of deduce
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin dēdūcere to lead down, derive, equivalent to dē- de- + dūcere to lead, bring
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Parts of speech for Deduce
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deduce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deduce
verb deduce
- glean — to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- deduct — When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total.
- presuppose — to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
- infer — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- surmise — to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
Antonyms for deduce
verb deduce
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
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