Etymology

adduce

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Today it means: To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case. Full definition →

Middle English adducen ← Latin addūcere
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  1. Latin · derived fromaddūcere
  2. Middle English · inherited fromadducen
  3. English todayadduce

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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