adduce
ad·duce (
-d
s
, -dys)
tr.v. ad·duced, ad·duc·ing, ad·duc·es
To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.
[Latin add
cere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
ad·ducea·ble, ad·duci·ble adj.
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| Verb | 1. | adduce – advance evidence for
bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show – provide evidence for; “The blood test showed that he was the father”; “Her behavior testified to her incompetence”
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