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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Educe \E*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educed}; p. pr & vb n. {Educing}.] [L. educere e out + ducere to lead. See {Duke}.] To bring or draw out to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as to educe a form from matter. The eternal art educing good from ill. --Pope. They want to educe and cultivate what is best and noblest in themselves. --M. Arnold. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: educe v 1: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) [syn: {evoke}, {elicit}, {extract}, {draw out}] 2: cause to develop or evolve, esp. from a latent or potential state [syn: {derive}]
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