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We won't lead you astray over the history of adduce; it is one of a plethora of familiar words that trace to the Latin root dūcere, which means "to lead." Perhaps we can induce you to deduce a few other dūcere offspring if we offer a few hints about them. One is a synonym of kidnap, one's a title for a British royal, and one's another word for decrease. There are your leads; here are the answers. They are abduct, duke, and reduce, respectively. There are also many others, including induce, which means "to persuade" or "to bring about."
Examples of adduce in a Sentence
Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The government could not adduce any actual harm to the United States or its voluntary users from TikTok operations, notwithstanding its vulnerability to Chinese government influence.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
In those cases, the agency was unable to show a logical connection between the facts adduced and the decision made.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Among reasons for choosing to shoot in Bilbao-Bizkaia, producers adduced tax credits and subsidies (4.73/5), followed by past experience (4.22/5) and locations (4.08/5).
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Adduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adduce. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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