Deduce and Put

Deduce

Deduce verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Put and deduce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put" instead a verb "Deduce".

Nearby Words: deduction, deductive, deducing

Put verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.

Usage example: put the time of the photograph at about noon

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Deduce and put are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deduce" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

name	deduce name	put name
point	deduce point	put point
amount	deduce amount	put amount
time	deduce time	put time
Other words: plan, bit, points, skills.

Sherlock uses this, and Mycroft's earlier comment on the phone, to deduce that terrorists are about to put a bomb on a plane.

Source: Sadistic Choice / Live-Action TV
When the player removes the weapons as Claire, they can quickly deduce that the trap will deactivate and the door opens again if they put the guns back.

Source: Idiot Ball / Video Games

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