Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: deduce
IPA transcription: [dɪd'us]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: deduce, infer, deduct, derive
    Meaning: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  • Synonyms: deduce, infer
    Meaning: conclude by reasoning; in logic
Usage examples
  • Rationalists believed that, from general consideration as to what must be, they could deduce the existence of this or that in the actual world.
  • From all this we deduce the highly important practical rule: In a case of whitlow, first ascertain whether and how far Sulphur has been abused by the patient.
  • If we already know that two and two always make four, and we know that Brown and Jones are two, and so are Robinson and Smith, we can deduce that Brown and Jones and Robinson and Smith are four.