Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Educe \E*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Educing}.] [L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See {Duke}.]
   To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against
   counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to
   educe a form from matter.

         The eternal art educing good from ill.   --Pope.

         They want to educe and cultivate what is best and
         noblest in themselves.                   --M. Arnold.

Source : WordNet®

educe
     v 1: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out
          some interesting linguistic data from the native
          informant" [syn: {evoke}, {elicit}, {extract}, {draw out}]
     2: develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential
        state [syn: {derive}]