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This week's theme: words that turn into other words when beheaded.

educe (i-DOOS, i-DYOOS) verb tr.

1. To draw out; to elicit, as something latent.

2. To deduce.

[From Latin educere (to draw out), from ex- (out of) + ducere (to lead). Ultimately from the Indo-European root deuk- (to lead) that led to other words such as duke, conduct, educate, duct, wanton, and tug.]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=educe

Duce (DOO-chay) is a loanword from Italian meaning a leader or dictator. Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini was known as Il Duce.

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

"For a growing number who don't mind putting serious money into home audio, that means reintroducing vacuum tubes into audio components, one of the latest methods designers are using in the never-ending attempt to educe perfect sound, whether from vinyl or silicon." Chris Rubin; Sound Effects; Los Angeles Times; Apr 9, 1996.

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