English > deduce: 2 senses > verb 1, cognition| Meaning | reason by deduction; establish by deduction. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | infer, deduct, derive |
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| Category | logic, logical system, system of logic | A system of reasoning |
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| Narrower | elicit | derive by reason |
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| extrapolate | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating |
| surmise | infer / infer from incomplete evidence |
| Broader | reason, reason out, conclude | decide by reasoning |
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| Spanish | deducir, derivar, descontar, desgravar, inferir, provenir |
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| Catalan | deduir, desgravar, inferir, provenir |
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| Adjectives | deductive | involving inferences from general principles |
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| deductive | relating to logical deduction |
| Nouns | deduction | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
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