educe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  2. verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

evoke, elicit, extract, draw out

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