Deduce

v. t.	1.	To lead forth. [imp. & p. p. Deduced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deducing.] He should hither deduce a colony. - Selden.
	2.	To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole.
	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. 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. - Sir W. Scott.

Verb	1.	deduce - reason by deduction; establish by deduction Synonyms: derive, infer, deduct
	2.	deduce - conclude by reasoning; in logic Synonyms: infer

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