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adduce

/əˈd(j)uːs/ verb

Latin root: addūcere Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adduce at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Advance evidence for.

Origin

From Middle English adducen, from Latin addūcere, adductum (“to lead or bring to”), from ad- + dūcere (“to lead”). See duke, and compare adduct.

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