ADDUCES

Verb

adduces

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduce

Source: Wiktionary


ADDUCE

Ad*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Adducing.] Etym: [L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to; ad + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Adduct.]

Definition: 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. Macaulay. Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.

Syn.

– To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge; name; mention.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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