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What does deduce mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word deduce? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
  2. (obsolete) To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
  3. (obsolete, Latinism) To lead forth.
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The game required that players deduce the location of an atom bomb planted by terrorists before it exploded.
Ben is quick to deduce that the map to the treasure is inscribed in invisible ink of the back of the American Declaration of Independence.
Standing among these grotesques, one immediately attempted to connect the images, to deduce the cultural and social milieu from which they came.
As conscious beings we can deduce that the logical conclusion of this decline is our extinction.
Just as it's entirely feasible to judge a book by its cover, so we can deduce much from this CD's insert.
When I last spoke to her yesterday she was full of beans, very cheerful and chirpy, so I deduce from that that all was going well.

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