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Definitions for adduce
əˈdus, əˈdyusad·duce

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adduce, abduce, citeverb

    advance evidence for

Wiktionary

  1. adduceverb

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

  2. Etymology: From adducere, adductum, from ad- + ducere. See duke, and confer adduct.

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  1. adduce

    Adduce means to cite, present, put forward or bring forward as evidence or as an argument or example, typically in support of a claim or proposition. It refers to the act of providing reasons, facts, information, etc. in order to explain or justify something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Adduceverb

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Adduce

    ad-dūs′, v.t. to bring forward: to cite or quote.—adj. Addūc′ent, drawing forward or together, as of the adductor muscles.—n. Addūc′er.—adj. Addūc′ible.—n. Adduc′tion, the act of adducing or bringing forward: the movement by which a part of the body is drawn forward by muscles.—adj. Adduc′tive, tending to bring forward. [L. adducĕread, to, and duc˘ere, to bring.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adduce in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adduce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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