addurre

to adduce

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Origin: From Latin adducere, 'to lead to'.

Also means

to cite as evidence

Usage Note

Addurre is an irregular verb conjugated like condurre: present adduco, adduci, adduce, adduciamo, adducete, adducono; past participle addotto. It is used in formal, legal, and academic language — addurre prove (to adduce evidence), addurre scuse (to put forward excuses). It is rarely heard in everyday conversation.

Examples

"Ha addotto valide ragioni per la sua assenza."

Natural Translation

He adduced valid reasons for his absence.

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