: to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis
adduce evidence in support of a theory
adducernoun
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We won't lead you astray over the history of adduce; it is one of a plethora of familiar words that trace to the Latin root dūcere, which means "to lead." Perhaps we can induce you to deduce a few other dūcere offspring if we offer a few hints about them. One is a synonym of kidnap, one's a title for a British royal, and one's another word for decrease. There are your leads; here are the answers. They are abduct, duke, and reduce, respectively. There are also many others, including induce, which means "to persuade" or "to bring about."
in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts
Recent Examples on the WebNo one was ever charged, no motive adduced, and Wong’s wife, Leena, who discovered the body and might have known more, is now dead of cancer. Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2020 Divine providence is often adduced when a few faithful people survive a disaster, but all the religious folks who died and atheists who lived are expediently ignored. Michael Shermer, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018 For instance, the November 2016 demonetisation of two key banknotes was an economic disaster, according to evidence adduced by many scholars. R Nagaraj, Quartz India, 10 Sep. 2019 The author also adduces xenophobic anti-sharia laws and resistance to Muslim buildings.The Economist, 25 July 2019 Even those parts of the essay were weakened, however, by his adducing French, bizarrely, as an example of the latter. Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 11 July 2019 Yet the firm has been adduced as proof that Europe’s steel industry has a future—even as this future once again looks in doubt.The Economist, 28 June 2019 Not a scintilla of evidence has been adduced that learning has been improved. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018 Not a shred of evidence has been adduced suggesting otherwise, which federal investigators and NCAA officials have acknowledged. Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 Feb. 2018 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English adducen, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French aducer, borrowed from Latin addūcere "to lead or bring (a person or an animal to a place), introduce, bring forward," from ad-ad- + dūcere "to lead" — more at tow entry 1