Literary notes about educe (AI summary)
In literature, "educe" is commonly employed to convey the process of drawing out or extracting something that is latent or implicit. It appears both in intellectual and physical contexts, such as when a writer speaks of drawing out the inherent essence of a subject or uncovering order from chaos ([1], [2]), and in more concrete instances where one might extract specific qualities or responses from a situation ([3], [4]). The word’s usage often highlights a transformative act—whether eliciting attitudes or ideas, as in discussions of education and political power ([5], [6]), or emphasizing the revelation of inner strength and character ([7], [8]). Ultimately, "educe" encapsulates the art of bringing forth what already exists, making it a versatile term in both poetic and analytical registers ([9], [10]).
- In order to educe and set forth this objective content as objective, I must forget myself.
— from The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 3 (of 4)Hegel's Aesthetik by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - It is impossible to educe from the chaos of those times any established principles.
— from The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott - but they can educe comfort or consolation from it—no sky so black
— from Character by Samuel Smiles - Amber failed to educe from him any satisfactory explanation of this orphic utterance.
— from The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance - Education must educe, being from 'educare,' which is but another form of 'educere'; and that is to draw out, and not to put in.
— from On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench - We do not have to draw out or educe positive activities from a child, as some educational doctrines would have it.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - To try the soul's strength on, educe the man."
— from Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck - ‘That which all things tend to educe,—which freedom, cultivation, intercourse, revolutions, go to form and deliver,—is character.’
— from Discourses in America by Matthew Arnold - The methods of Providence often educe choicest good from most direful evils.
— from Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam - A number of studies and books have been published which seek to educe his personality from his work.
— from The Erotic Motive in Literature by Albert Mordell
