[VN] [oftenpassive] (formal) to provide evidence, reasons, facts, etc. in order to explain sth or to show that sth is true:
Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate. * The defending lawyer was able to adduce evidence of his client's innocence.
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