v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deduced p. pr. & vb. n. Deducing. ] [ L. deducere; de- + ducere to lead, draw. See Duke, and cf. Deduct. ] 1. To lead forth. [ A Latinism ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He should hither deduce a colony. Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from or out of. [ 1913 Webster ]

O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes
From the dire nation in its early times? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your descent from kings and conquerors. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inference; deduction; thing deduced. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]