ADDRESSION
Ad*dres"sion, n.
Defn: The act of addressing or directing one's course. [Rare & Obs.]
Chapman.
ADDUCE
Ad*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Adducing.]
Etym: [L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to; ad + ducere to
lead. See Duke, and cf. Adduct.]
Defn: To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or
consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay.
Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration.
De Quincey.
Syn. — To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge; name; mention.
ADDUCENT
Ad*du"cent, a. Etym: [L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Bringing together or towards a given point; — a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
ADDUCER
Ad*du"cer, n.
Defn: One who adduces.
ADDUCIBLE
Ad*du"ci*ble, a.