adduce

[uh-doos, uh-dyoos]

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verb (used with object), ad·duced, ad·duc·ing.

to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive: to adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment.

Origin of adduce

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

Related formsad·duce·a·ble, ad·duc·i·ble, adjectivead·duc·er, nounun·ad·duce·a·ble, adjectiveun·ad·duced, adjectiveun·ad·duc·i·ble, adjective

Can be confusedadduce deduce induce

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Related Words for adduce

illustrate, prove, cite, show

Examples from the Web for adduce

Contemporary Examples of adduce

One would expect Lebens to adduce evidence from other cases of state sanctions.
Boycott the Occupation, Engage the Settlers
Jerry Haber
December 3, 2012

Historical Examples of adduce

Perhaps every one of the examples I adduce will be found open to dispute.
A Dish Of Orts
George MacDonald
I will adduce an example which will clear up my meaning, and will be a sort of witness to my words.
Laws
Plato
Here, among the farms, we adduce the scholars as examples of this treachery.
Essays, Second Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If, however, it will satisfy you that I adduce an illustration—Louisa Bellew was one of these.
Jack Hinton
Charles James Lever
Why, then, do I adduce the name of Bruno at the close of this lecture?
Mind and Motion and Monism
George John Romanes

British Dictionary definitions for adduce

adduce

verb

(tr) to cite (reasons, examples, etc) as evidence or proof

Derived Formsadducent, adjectiveadducible or adduceable, adjectiveadduction (əˈdʌkʃən), noun

Word Origin for adduce

C15: from Latin addūcere to lead or bring to

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Word Origin and History for adduce

early 15c., from Latin adducere "lead to, bring to, bring along," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related: Adduced; adducing.