v.
Pronunciation: di- ' düs, d ē -; chiefly Brit - ' dyüs
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: de · duced ; de · duc · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin deducere, literally, to lead away, from de- + ducere to lead ― more at TOW
Date: 15th century
1 : to determine by deduction specifically : to infer from a general principle
2 : to trace the course of
synonyms see INFER
– de · duc · ible \ - ' d(y)ü-s ə -b ə l \ adjective