Educe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻdjˈuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒɡbləʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒɡbləʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻdjˈuːs/.

Examples

We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

evoke extract draw out derive elicit

Parts of Speech

verb	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
verb	develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Word Forms

derivative	adjective	resulting from or employing derivation
derivation	noun	the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erziehen

ableiten (ein Prinzip) oder konstruieren (eine Bedeutung)

🇫🇷French

dégager

déduire (un principe) ou interpréter (un sens)

🇪🇸Spanish

educir

deducir (un principio) o interpretar (un significado)

🇮🇹Italian

educare

dedurre (un principio) o interpretare (un significato)

🇳🇱Dutch

opleiden

afleiden (een principe) of interpreteren (een betekenis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

educar

deduzir (um princípio) ou interpretar (um significado)

🇷🇺Russian

воспитывать

вывести (принцип) или истолковать (значение)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निकास

निष्कर्ष निकालना (एक सिद्धांत) या अर्थ निकालना (एक अर्थ)

🇧🇩Bengali

শিক্ষিত করা

অনুমান (একটি নীতি) বা অনুমান করা (একটি অর্থ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கல்வி

கழித்தல் (ஒரு கொள்கை) அல்லது கட்டமைத்தல் (ஒரு பொருள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

బోధించు

తగ్గించు (ఒక సూత్రం) లేదా అర్థం (ఒక అర్థం)

🇮🇳Marathi

शिक्षित करणे

निष्कर्ष काढणे (तत्त्व) किंवा निष्कर्ष काढणे (अर्थ)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિક્ષિત કરવું

અનુમાન (સિદ્ધાંત) અથવા અર્થ કાઢવો (એક અર્થ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ

(ಒಂದು ತತ್ವ) ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಥೈಸು (ಒಂದು ಅರ್ಥ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഠിപ്പിക്കുക

ഊഹിക്കുക (ഒരു തത്വം) അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അർത്ഥമാക്കുക (ഒരു അർത്ഥം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਖਿਆ

ਸਿੱਟਾ ਕੱਢੋ (ਇੱਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ) ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣਾ (ਇੱਕ ਅਰਥ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تعلیم دینا

نتیجہ اخذ کرنا (ایک اصول) یا تشکیل (ایک معنی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

引出

演绎（原则）或解释（含义）

🇯🇵Japanese

教育する

(原理) を推測するか、(意味) を解釈する

🇰🇷Korean

교육하다

추론(원리) 또는 해석(의미)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bay ra

suy luận (một nguyên tắc) hoặc giải thích (một ý nghĩa)

🇹🇭Thai

ความรู้

อนุมาน (หลักการ) หรือตีความ (ความหมาย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutuskan

menyimpulkan (suatu prinsip) atau menafsirkan (suatu makna)

🇵🇭Filipino

turuan

deduce (isang prinsipyo) o bigyang-kahulugan (isang kahulugan)

🇲🇾Malay

mendidik

menyimpulkan (prinsip) atau menafsirkan (makna)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استنبط

استنتاج (مبدأ) أو تفسير (معنى)

🇮🇷Persian

تربیت کردن

استنتاج (اصل) یا تفسیر (معنا)

🇹🇷Turkish

eğitmek

(bir ilke) çıkarım yapmak veya (bir anlam) yorumlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחנך

להסיק (עיקרון) או לפרש (משמעות)

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The primary meaning of 'educe' is 'deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)'.

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Using 'educe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'educe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'educe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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