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educir meaning in English

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educir verb

educe [educed, educing, educes](to infer, deduce)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈdjuːs] [US: ɪ.ˈdjuːs]

elicit [elicited, eliciting, elicits](to evoke, educe)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈlɪ.sɪt] [US: ə.ˈlɪ.sət]

deducir verb

deduce [deduced, deducing, deduces](to reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈdjuːs] [US: də.ˈduːs]
Sherlock Holmes could deduce much out of the smallest details. = Sherlock Holmes podía deducir mucho a partir de los detalles más ínfimos.

draw [drew, drawn, drawing, draws](to deduce or infer)
verb
[UK: drɔː] [US: ˈdrɒ]

elicit [elicited, eliciting, elicits](to use logic to arrive at truth)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈlɪ.sɪt] [US: ə.ˈlɪ.sət]

figure out(come to understand)
verb
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r) ˈaʊt] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər ˈaʊt]

guess [guessed, guessing, guesses](to solve by a correct conjecture)
verb
[UK: ɡes] [US: ˈɡes]

reducir verb

abate [abated, abating, abates]verb
[UK: ə.ˈbeɪt] [US: ə.ˈbeɪt]

boil down(Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning)
verb
[UK: bɔɪl daʊn] [US: ˌbɔɪl ˈdaʊn]

dampen [dampened, dampening, dampens](depress, lessen)
verb
[UK: ˈdæm.pən] [US: ˈdæm.pən]

dial down(reduce in intensity)
verb
[UK: ˈdaɪəl daʊn] [US: ˈdaɪəl ˈdaʊn]

lessen [lessened, lessening, lessens](to make less)
verb
[UK: ˈles.n̩] [US: ˈles.n̩]

reduce [reduced, reducing, reduces](to bring down)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈdjuːs] [US: rə.ˈduːs]
He was able to reduce taxes. = Él pudo reducir los impuestos.

scale [scaled, scaling, scales](to change size of)
verb
[UK: skeɪl] [US: ˈskeɪl]

shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens](to make shorter)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩]

turn down(reduce amount)
verb
[UK: tɜːn daʊn] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈdaʊn]

reducir a la mitad verb

halve [halved, halving, halves](to reduce to half of original)
verb
[UK: hɑːv] [US: ˈhæv]

reducir a polvo verb

powder [powdered, powdering, powders](to reduce to fine particles)
verb
[UK: ˈpaʊ.də(r)] [US: ˈpaʊ.dər]

seducir verb

lure [lured, luring, lures](to entice)
verb
[UK: lʊə(r)] [US: ˈlʊr]

seduce [seduced, seducing, seduces](to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship)
verb
[UK: sɪ.ˈdjuːs] [US: sə.ˈduːs]
He tried to seduce me. = Intentó seducirme.