tr.v. ad·duced, ad·duc·ing, ad·duc·es To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument. [Latin addūcere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ad·ducea·ble, ad·duci·ble adj. |
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