educe
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Every song in her discographical universe matters, and any surprise song she chooses will invariably educe outpourings of jubilation.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
I think that there should’ve been more discussion of what we educe from his philosophy about these issues of privacy and personal liberty that appear discussed at length in his book.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2017
He spreads them out, classifies them; then pores, probes, weighs, analyzes, to educe both a composite picture of the author and a meticulous evaluation of the cumulus itself.
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But the powers always resided in living forms which he detected and measurably learned to educe and control.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
The methods of Providence often educe choicest good from most direful evils.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
Because terrorism educes such strong emotions, it has led to at least five myths.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2013
Mr. Crowther, a skilled publicist, lengthily educes the candidate's fitness for office from his record in other offices.
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It is no answer to this question to suggest that war educes many splendid qualities.
From Armageddon—And After by Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard)
Poor wretch, one sees what kind of meaning HE educes from Man's History, this long while past, and has got all the world to believe of it along with him.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 by Carlyle, Thomas
The Mogul is indeed an educational establishment, but unfortunately it educes the wrong set of faculties.
From The Night Side of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
In 2013, the Serbian player Viktor Troicki was given an 18-month ban, which was later educed to 12 months, for declining a blood test at a tournament.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
He educed a knowing chuckle from the inscrutable Mona Lisa, and screwed up his rubbery face with Chaplinesque glee as Baby Doll rolled out of her famed crib.
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I recalled what I could of how I had been educed, at age twelve.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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It is even said that all the doctrines of Deductive or Syllogistic Logic may be educed from them.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
The Law of Thinking as educed from a study of the proposition is the law of classification.
From The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science by Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins)
As a straight actor, he has the uncanny knack of educing raw emotions from himself and his audience.
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Th’ eternal art, educing good from ill, Grafts on this passion our best principle; ’Tis thus the mercury of man is fix’d: Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix’d.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel
He, too, believed in man's natural goodness, and held that true education is not so much the infusion of what is foreign to, as the educing of what is native in the child.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)
It will always be true, therefore, that the lazy and the pompous will have no aim beyond educing monosyllabic answers.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.
A debater may want for his argument less than the strict equivalent, and content himself with educing this much from his opponent's admission.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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