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educe

[ih-doos, ih-dyoos] / ɪˈdus, ɪˈdjus /


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Every song in her discographical universe matters, and any surprise song she chooses will invariably educe outpourings of jubilation.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2023

I think that there should’ve been more discussion of what we educe from his philosophy about these issues of privacy and personal liberty that appear discussed at length in his book.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2017

He spreads them out, classifies them; then pores, probes, weighs, analyzes, to educe both a composite picture of the author and a meticulous evaluation of the cumulus itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the Latin verb du'cere, to draw or lead, is a Latin primitive or root, and from it are formed educe, education, deduction, ductile, reproductive, and several hundred other English words.

From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton

Much might be said on the teleology by which he tries to educe intelligence from the primordial strife.

From Schopenhauer by Thomas Whittaker

Because terrorism educes such strong emotions, it has led to at least five myths.

From Scientific American Aug. 19, 2013

Mr. Crowther, a skilled publicist, lengthily educes the candidate's fitness for office from his record in other offices.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Mogul is indeed an educational establishment, but unfortunately it educes the wrong set of faculties. 

From The Night Side of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

It is no answer to this question to suggest that war educes many splendid qualities.

From Armageddon—And After by W. L. (William Leonard) Courtney

Poor wretch, one sees what kind of meaning HE educes from Man's History, this long while past, and has got all the world to believe of it along with him.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 by Thomas Carlyle

In 2013, the Serbian player Viktor Troicki was given an 18-month ban, which was later educed to 12 months, for declining a blood test at a tournament.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2018

He educed a knowing chuckle from the inscrutable Mona Lisa, and screwed up his rubbery face with Chaplinesque glee as Baby Doll rolled out of her famed crib.

From Time Magazine Archive

I recalled what I could of how I had been educed, at age twelve.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

It was one of the many great ideas he imported into, or educed from, the old Persian Astronomer.

From Tennyson and His Friends by Various

Something good in the way of inculcation may be educed from this rather biting sonnet.

From A New Atmosphere by Gail Hamilton

As a straight actor, he has the uncanny knack of educing raw emotions from himself and his audience.

From Time Magazine Archive

A debater may want for his argument less than the strict equivalent, and content himself with educing this much from his opponent's admission.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto

Whether the subject be the ‘Newspaper People,’ ‘Spiritualism,’ ‘London Gents.’ or ‘Criminal London,’ he has the happy disposition of educing good and ennobling lessons and influence from each and all.—Press.

From About London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

Better then 'to spare the future man many moments of painful retrospection,' by educing this sense of utility, 'while the time and opportunity of improvement remain unimpaired.'

From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by James Hogg

He, too, believed in man's natural goodness, and held that true education is not so much the infusion of what is foreign to, as the educing of what is native in the child.

From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst




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