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deduce
early 15c., from L.
deducere
"lead down, derive" (in M.L. "infer logically"), from
de-
"down" +
ducere
"to lead" (see
duke
). Originally literal, sense of "draw a conclusion from something already known" is first recorded 1520s, from M.L.
