ad·duce

(ə-do͞os′, ə-dyo͞os′)

tr.v. ad·duced, ad·duc·ing, ad·duc·es

To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.

[Latin addūcere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

ad·duce′a·ble, ad·duc′i·ble adj.

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It is therefore adducible as findings suggest that academic staff in the studied universities are quite unfamiliar with the research benefits of these databases.

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In turn, assumptions about the nature of sexuality rely on notions of the stability of binary sex and of masculinity and femininity as adducible attributes of maleness and femaleness.

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Emphasizing that any news regarding IKCO's operations is only released by this company's official media based on the CEO's quotations, Mesrian said, "During the past days some comments on the ways of cooperation of IKCO with global carmakers have been published while none of these has a legal base nor is adducible."

IKCO Rejects News on Fiat's Purchase of IKCO Shares

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