ADDU'CE, verb transitive [Latin adduco, to lead or bring to; ad and duco, to lead. See Duke.] 1. To bring forward, present or offer; as, a witness was adduced to prove the fact. 2. To cite, name or introduce; as, to adduce an authority or an argument.
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