educe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: educe	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
educe v deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" Synonym(s): educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out develop or evolve from a latent or potential state Synonym(s): derive, educe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Educe \Educe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Educing}.] [L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See {Duke}.] To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to educe* a form from matter. The eternal art educing good from ill. --Pope. They want to educe and cultivate what is best and noblest in themselves. --M. Arnold.