educe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
    elicit; draw out; extract; evoke.
    • We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
  2. verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
    derive.

WordNet

E*duce" transitive verb
Etymology
L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See Duke.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Educed ; present participle & verbal noun Educing
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913