| 单词 | educe |
| 释义 | educe (once / 30152 pages) v When you educe you first see the potential in something and then develop it. An artist sketching on scratch paper might later educe a painting from the casual sketches. Educe can also be used as a synonym for deduce, meaning "to reach a conclusion." Suppose members of a jury have to decide whether someone is guilty of stealing. They use the facts in the case to educe the thief's motivation. Educe comes from the Latin word ducere, meaning "lead." Think of educe as leading to something else. WORD FAMILYeduce: educed, educes, educing USAGE EXAMPLESOr maybe, just maybe he’s noticed that Trump-bashing educes cameras and ink. Forbes(Jul 23, 2015) Throughout the two-minute short, each piece is displayed in way that educes glamour, romance and, above all, luxury. Forbes(Jul 13, 2015) Because terrorism educes such strong emotions, it has led to at least five myths. Scientific American(Aug 19, 2013) 1v deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) Syn|Hyper draw out, elicit, evoke, extract construe, interpret, see make sense of; assign a meaning to 2v develop or evolve from a latent or potential state Syn|Hypo|Hyper derive etymologise, etymologize give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) create, make make or cause to be or to become |
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