Deduce and Sense

Deduce

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

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

Nearby Words: deduction, deductive, deducing

Sense verb - To have a vague awareness of.

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Deduce and sense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deduce" instead a verb "Sense".

nature	deduce nature	sense nature
presence	deduce presence	sense presence
pattern	deduce pattern	sense pattern
time	deduce time	sense time
Other words: location, bit, existence, emotions, events, thoughts, skills, intentions.

Franken Fran's Gavrill has a sense of smell so developed that she can deduce the perpetrators of a crime as well as exactly what happened just by smelling the crime scene.

Source: The Nose Knows
Assassination Classroom: During Class 3-E's island assassination attempt, Koro-sensei uses his keen sense of smell to deduce that Chiba and Hayami, the class' best snipers, plan to deliver the killing blow from a nearby mountain.

Source: Kansas City Shuffle
Even then, Aragorn is only able to deduce fairly basic information from the signs and outright admits that a lot of what he sees doesn't make sense unless he acknowledges that a few pertinent facts will have taken place elsewhere, or will otherwise have left no visible signs.

Source: Scarily Competent Tracker

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