educe

• Verbe littéraire ou technique signifiant tirer quelque chose de caché ou de latent, le faire ressortir ou le révéler, ou encore en déduire une conclusion.

An obsolete verb meaning to draw out, elicit, or bring forth something latent or potential.

1. To draw out or bring forthC2formal

   To develop or draw out something latent or potential.

   Tirer, faire sortir

   • The teacher's questions educed thoughtful responses from the students.
   • The investigation educed new evidence that had been hidden.
   • Her speech educed a strong emotional reaction from the audience.

   Synonymesbring outcall forthderivedraw outelicitevokeextract

   Antonymescurbinhibitrepressstiflesuppress

2. To infer or deduceC2formal

   To arrive at a conclusion by reasoning from given facts or premises.

   déduire, inférer

   • From the data, we can educe that the trend will continue.
   • The detective educed the truth from the suspect's conflicting statements.
   • Philosophers often educe principles from everyday observations.

   Synonymesconcludededucederivedrawelicitextractgatherinfer

   Antonymesinduce