adduce

Verb

Verb Forms: adduced, adducing, adduces

To cite as evidence or to offer as proof.
advance evidence for
To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
To produce in proof.

Examples

She would adduce her opponent’s low score as proof of her superior strategy.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English adducen, from Latin addūcere, adductum (“to lead or bring to”), from ad- + dūcere (“to lead”). See duke, and compare adduct.

Synonyms

abduce, cite, advance, allege, assign, mention, name, plead, point out, present, quote, urge

Scrabble Score: 10

adduce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adduce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adduce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

adduce: valid Words With Friends Word