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adduce

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ad·duce  (-ds, -dys)
tr.v. ad·duced, ad·duc·ing, ad·duc·es
To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.
[Latin addcere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
ad·ducea·ble, ad·duci·ble adj.
adduce [əˈdjuːs]
vb
(tr) to cite (reasons, examples, etc.) as evidence or proof
[from Latin addūcere to lead or bring to]
adducent  adj
adducible , adduceable adj
adduction  [əˈdʌkʃən] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.adduce - advance evidence for
abduce, cite
bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
adduce
verb mention, offer, name, present, advance, quote, allege, cite, designate The evidence she adduced was authoritative.
Translations
adduce [əˈdjuːs] VT (frm) → alegar, aducir
adduce
vt (form) → anführen; evidence → erbringen
adduce [əˈdjuːs] vt (frm) (fact, reason) → addurre


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Let no one be surprised if, in speaking of entirely new principalities as I shall do, I adduce the highest examples both of prince and of state; because men, walking almost always in paths beaten by others, and following by imitation their deeds, are yet unable to keep entirely to the ways of others or attain to the power of those they imitate.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
In proof of which gentleness I adduce his adventure with the rabbit.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
But the Wellands always went to Newport, where they owned one of the square boxes on the cliffs, and their son-in-law could adduce no good reason why he and May should not join them there.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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