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deduct vs surmise

surmise vs deduct

deduct is not a noun while surmise is a noun.

deduct and surmise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deduct No No Yes No
surmise Yes No Yes No
As verbs, surmise is a hyponym of deduct; that is, surmise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deduct:
  • deduct: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  • surmise: infer from incomplete evidence
Other hyponyms of deduct include extrapolate, elicit.
deduct (noun) surmise (noun)
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
deduct (verb) surmise (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction infer from incomplete evidence
make a subtraction imagine to be the case or true or probable
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
Difference between deduct and surmise

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