adduce
verb (used with object)
to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive.
adduced
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past participleof adduce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof adduce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
adduceverb (used with object)to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive.
Example Sentences
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Later appraisals adduced that the enigmatic piece was an apron, a garment or a military banner, before analysts in 20th century Vienna agreed: It was a headdress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
The authors might have adduced more egregious examples than that second one, and from the other party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
He wanted a sort of mathematical calculation that could help us determine whether a sentence was true or false based on the evidence adduced for it.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024
Amanda Hardy, an attorney representing Jinks, issued a statement saying they respect the decision but “believe the judgement was inconsistent with the evidence adduced at trial.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
In his version of Book I of On the Revolutions the arguments that could be adduced against the movement of the Earth are given a more prominent position.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
