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educir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • educe verb To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
  • elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.

Senses

educir is used for these senses in English:

  • elicit To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

educe — full definition

  1. verb To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
  2. verb To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
  3. verb To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
  4. verb To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.

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