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dedurre

to deduce

verb deh-DOOR-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: From Latin deducere (to lead down, to derive), from de- + ducere (to lead).

Also means

to deduct

Usage Note

Dedurre is an irregular verb of the -durre family (like produrre, ridurre). Its past participle is dedotto and the past historic is dedussi. It means both 'to deduce logically' (dedurre una conclusione — to draw a conclusion) and 'to deduct financially' (dedurre le spese — to deduct expenses). It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Da questi indizi possiamo dedurre la verità."

Natural Translation

From these clues we can deduce the truth.

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