Educed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           The eternal art educing good from ill.   --Pope.
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           They want to educe and cultivate what is best and
           noblest in themselves.                   --M. Arnold.
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