Deduce

de-dūs′, v.t. to draw from: to infer a truth or opinion from what precedes or from premises.— ns. Deduce′ment , what is deduced; Deducibil′ity , the quality of being deducible.— adj. Deduc′ible , that may be deduced or inferred.— v.t. Deduct′ , to take from: to separate: to subtract.— adj. Deduct′ible .— n. Deduc′tion , (1) the act of deducing: that which is deduced: the drawing of a particular truth from a general, antecedently known, as distinguished from Induction , rising from particular truths to a general; (2) the act of deducting: that which is deducted: abatement.— adj. Deduct′ive , that is, or that may be, deduced from premises or accepted principles.— adv. Deduct′ively . [L. deducĕre , deductum — de , from ducĕre , ductum , to lead.]