adduce
verb (used with object)
to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive.
adducing
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present participleof adduce.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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At one point, Avenatti reportedly tried to cast doubt over his former client's trustworthiness by adducing Daniel's belief in the paranormal.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2022
As Reynolds points out, in the story Dupin dismisses mathematics as a means of adducing abstract truths about morals or human motivation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2020
Cohn sorted the Republicans into three buckets, adducing historical antecedents for each.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2015
Biographer Papini, adducing no factual discoveries, intends his book to be "a moral and spiritual portrait."
From Time Magazine Archive
If, however, he obeys not, which is the more probable, she may, after a short delay, bring a suit, adducing the evidence she has obtained, and receive a decree.
From Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy
