Adduce

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bring forward, present, or offer; advance; cite; name or instance as authority or evidence for what one advances.
  • Synonyms Adduce, Allege, Assign, Advance, Offer, Cite. Offer and assign are the least forcible of these words. To offer is simply to present for acceptance. We may offer a plea, an apology, or an excuse, but it may not be accepted. We may assign a reason, but it may not be the real or only reason which might be given by us. We may advance an opinion or a theory, and may cite authorities in support of it Allege is the most positive of all these words. To allege is to make an unsupported statement regarding something; to adduce, on the other hand, is to bring forward proofs or evidence in support of some statement or proposition already made: as, he alleged that he had been robbed by A. B., but adduced no proof in support of his allegation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. advance evidence for
  • Verb Form
    adduced    adduces    adducing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    prove    testify    evidence    bear witness    show   
    Cross Reference
    present   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cite    allege    present    assign    urge    quote    name    mention    advance    instance