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Adducing

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

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adducing

vb. (present participle of adduce English)

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adducing

n. citing as evidence or proof

Usage examples of "adducing".

Trajan opposed himself obstinately to the project, adducing my lack of domestic virtues, the extreme youth of the girl, and even the old story of my debts.

It makes Jeremy think back to their recent casual encounters in corridors and in the staff room in the hope of adducing evidence for this interest.

In adducing proof for the likely success of war with Iraq, Reagan's invasion of Grenada was surely more relevant than Vietnam.