adduce

ad·duce

A0082500 (ə-do͞os′, ə-dyo͞os′)tr.v. ad·duced, ad·duc·ing, ad·duc·es To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.

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[Latin addūcere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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ad·duce′a·ble, ad·duc′i·ble adj.

adduce

(əˈdjuːs) vb (tr) to cite (reasons, examples, etc) as evidence or proof[C15: from Latin addūcere to lead or bring to] adˈducent adj adˈducible, adˈduceable adj adduction n

ad•duce

(əˈdus, əˈdyus)

v.t. -duced, -duc•ing. to bring forward, as in evidence. [1610–20; < Latin addūcere to bring into =ad- ad- + dūcere to lead] ad•duc′i•ble, adj. ad•duc′er, n.

adduce

- To cite as an instance or as proof or evidence.See also related terms for proof.

adduce

Past participle: adduced
Gerund: adducing

Imperative
adduce
adduce

Present
I adduce
you adduce
he/she/it adduces
we adduce
you adduce
they adduce

Preterite
I adduced
you adduced
he/she/it adduced
we adduced
you adduced
they adduced

Present Continuous
I am adducing
you are adducing
he/she/it is adducing
we are adducing
you are adducing
they are adducing

Present Perfect
I have adduced
you have adduced
he/she/it has adduced
we have adduced
you have adduced
they have adduced

Past Continuous
I was adducing
you were adducing
he/she/it was adducing
we were adducing
you were adducing
they were adducing

Past Perfect
I had adduced
you had adduced
he/she/it had adduced
we had adduced
you had adduced
they had adduced

Future
I will adduce
you will adduce
he/she/it will adduce
we will adduce
you will adduce
they will adduce

Future Perfect
I will have adduced
you will have adduced
he/she/it will have adduced
we will have adduced
you will have adduced
they will have adduced

Future Continuous
I will be adducing
you will be adducing
he/she/it will be adducing
we will be adducing
you will be adducing
they will be adducing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been adducing
you have been adducing
he/she/it has been adducing
we have been adducing
you have been adducing
they have been adducing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been adducing
you will have been adducing
he/she/it will have been adducing
we will have been adducing
you will have been adducing
they will have been adducing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been adducing
you had been adducing
he/she/it had been adducing
we had been adducing
you had been adducing
they had been adducing

Conditional
I would adduce
you would adduce
he/she/it would adduce
we would adduce
you would adduce
they would adduce

Past Conditional
I would have adduced
you would have adduced
he/she/it would have adduced
we would have adduced
you would have adduced
they would have adduced

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

adduce - advance evidence for abduce, citebear 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.

adduce

verbTo bring forward for formal consideration:cite, lay, present.Archaic: allege.

Translations

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