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adduce — I verb adducere, advance, allege, allude, assert, assign, aver, bring to the fore, claim, declare, disclose, divulge, evidence, evince, furnish, give, indicate, introduce, manifest, mention, offer, place in the foreground, plead, present, produce … Law dictionary
Adduce — Ad*duce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adducing}.] [L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to; ad + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Adduct}.] To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adduce — (v.) early 15c., from L. adducere lead to, bring to, bring along, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ducere to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Related: Adduced; adducing … Etymology dictionary
adduce — adduce, advance, allege, cite may be used interchangeably in the meaning to bring forward by way of explanation, proof, illustration, or demonstration; however, they usually are clearly distinguishable in their implications and in their idiomatic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adduce — [v] affirm cite, illustrate, point out, prove, show; concepts 49,50,88 … New thesaurus
adduce — ► VERB ▪ cite as evidence. ORIGIN Latin adducere, from ad towards + ducere to lead … English terms dictionary
adduce — [ə do͞os′, ədyo͞os′] vt. adduced, adducing [L adducere, to lead or bring to < ad , to + ducere: see DUCT] to give as a reason or proof; cite as an example adducer n. adducible adj. adduceable … English World dictionary
adduce — UK [əˈdjuːs] / US [əˈdus] verb [transitive] Word forms adduce : present tense I/you/we/they adduce he/she/it adduces present participle adducing past tense adduced past participle adduced formal to give a particular fact as proof that something… … English dictionary
adduce — adduceable, adducible, adj. adducer, n. /euh doohs , euh dyoohs /, v.t., adduced, adducing. to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive: to adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment. [1610 20; < L… … Universalium
adduce — See adduce, deduce … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
adduce — [[t]ædju͟ːs, AM du͟ːs[/t]] adduces, adducing, adduced VERB If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument. [FORMAL] [V n] The evidence she adduces to back up her arguments is usually authoritative … English dictionary
