adduce
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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adducentadjective
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adducibleadjective
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adducernoun
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adductionnoun
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unadducedadjective
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unadduceableadjective
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unadducibleadjective
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adduceableadjective
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has adducedperfect 3rd person singular
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have adducedperfect
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is adducingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been adducingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are adducingprogressive
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am adducingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been adducingperfect progressive
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adducessingular 3rd person
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adducingparticiple
Past
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had adducedperfect
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was adducingprogressive singular
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were adducingprogressive plural
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had been adducingperfect progressive
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adducedsimple
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adducedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of adduce
1610–20; < Latin addūcere to bring into, equivalent to ad- ad- + dūcere to lead
Explanation
When you adduce something, you offer proof in support of an argument. If you’re trying to prove that you didn’t eat the last cookie, you might adduce the fact that your dog’s mouth is covered in cookie crumbs. The word adduce comes from the Latin adducere, which means "to lead or bring along." If you were a lawyer, you might adduce, or bring forth, a witness in order to help your case. You might also adduce a piece of evidence, like a fact, to help with your argument. You might think of the word add to help you remember the definition of adduce: when you adduce something, you are adding to an argument by offering proof.
Vocabulary lists containing adduce
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Example Sentences
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It would require a forensic accountant to adduce the amount extracted, but how much did Al Lord make from my payments?
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021
Writers in the show’s handsome brochure are at pains to adduce a present-day relevance for Red Decade art.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 19, 2015
Commentators are already attempting to adduce the reasons for the decline in obesity in this age, pointing to the dietary changes in preschool menus, awareness campaigns, and exercise programs that specifically target tots.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2014
You can adduce all kinds of comedy and critical distance to Ms. Cyrus’s public pose, but there’s an earnestness in it, too, an almost boring will to transgress.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2013
But Mayer did not adduce any fresh experimental evidence, and made no attempt to apply his theory to the fundamental equations of thermodynamics.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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