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DEDUCT

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Synonyms:

deduce; deduct; derive; infer

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "deduct" is one way to...):

conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)

Domain category:

logic; logical system; system of logic (a system of reasoning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deduct"):

extrapolate (gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating)

surmise (infer from incomplete evidence)

elicit (derive by reason)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

deduction (reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a subtraction

Example:

subtract this amount from my paycheck

Synonyms:

deduct; subtract; take off

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "deduct" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Domain category:

arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deduct"):

carry back (deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

deduction (the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

Example:

My employer is withholding taxes

Synonyms:

deduct; recoup; withhold

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deduct" is one way to...):

hold on; keep (retain possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deduct"):

dock (deduct from someone's wages)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sentence example:

They deduct the money

Derivation:

deductible (acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction))

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