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What (who) is Adduce - definition
adduce
v. a.
1.
Advance, offer, present, allege, assign, give, bring forward.
2.
Name, mention, cite, quote, introduce.
adduce
[?'dju:s]
¦ verb cite as evidence.
Derivatives
adducible adjective
Origin
ME: from L. adducere, from ad- 'towards' + ducere 'to lead'.
adduce
(adduces, adducing, adduced)
If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument. (FORMAL)
We can adduce evidence to support the claim.
= cite
VERB: V n
Examples of use of Adduce
1. "It‘s not dependent on hearsay and they will be able to adduce substantial evidence," he added. – AP
2. Even thus briefly stated, it is evident that the US can adduce no ratiocinative argument against any state acquiring nuclear power, or indeed, nuclear weapons.
3. But the first issue is filled with pieces in which familiar Democratic names take up familiar positions, with few of them bothering to adduce any evidence to support their views.
4. Well, I for one have not noticed that the denizens of the Palace of Westminster are more prone to flatulence and halitosis than the rest of us, and even if they are, I don‘t think I would adduce it as one more evidence of their baseness.
5. To the extent that American business or our government even attempt to square this circle, the argument they most frequently adduce is that modernity –– that is, the integration of a nation into the global economy –– will transform that nation into a more pluralistic democracy.