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adduce

verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈd(j)uːs/ / /əˈdjuːs/ / /əˈdʒuːs/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English adducen, from Latin addūcere, adductum (“to lead or bring to”), from ad- + dūcere (“to lead”). See duke, and compare adduct.

  1. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.

    Reasons […] were adduced on both sides.

    Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration.

  2. To produce in proof.