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adduce

[ uh-doos, uh-dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

, ad·duced, ad·duc·ing.
  1. to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive:

    to adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment.



adduce

/ əˈdjuːs; əˈdʌkʃən /

verb

  1. tr to cite (reasons, examples, etc) as evidence or proof
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • adduction, noun
  • adˈducent, adjective
  • adˈducible, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ad·ducea·ble ad·duci·ble adjective
  • ad·ducer noun
  • unad·ducea·ble adjective
  • unad·duced adjective
  • unad·duci·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adduce1

1610–20; < Latin addūcere to bring into, equivalent to ad- ad- + dūcere to lead
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adduce1

C15: from Latin addūcere to lead or bring to
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Example Sentences

One would expect Lebens to adduce evidence from other cases of state sanctions.

Of all these I am able to adduce parallel instances both from Dryden and Pope.

And certainly the figures they adduce, when addressing audiences in England or writing for English readers, are very striking.

I defy the noble lord, or any other member of this House, to adduce one solid proof of this charge.

And what do you adduce from those reminiscences, my dear Sophie?

The relation between intemperance and insanity is so definite and clear, that it is not necessary to adduce proofs of this fact.

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