Deduce and Understand

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

Usage example: I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me

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Understand is a synonym for deduce in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Deduce", when it comes to topics like reason, conclude, work out, extrapolate.

Nearby Words: deduction, deductive, deducing

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

Usage example: as I understand it, this is the best plan that we have

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Deduce is a synonym for understand in activity topic. You can use "Deduce" instead a verb "Understand", if it concerns topics such as appreciate, believe, think, reason.

part	deduce part	understand part
truth	deduce truth	understand truth
point	deduce point	understand point
nature	deduce nature	understand nature
Other words: reason, plot, situation, time, actions, rules, emotions, thoughts, reasons.

As only those who have entered the Palace can understand Morgana, it allows your team to later deduce he was lying to you from the start.

Source: Video Game / Persona 5

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