abduce

Questions about abduce

What does abduce mean?

abduce means "advance evidence for".

How many syllables are in abduce?

abduce has 2 syllables: ab-duce. The stress falls on "duce".

What is another word for abduce?

Close synonyms include adduce, cite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abduce a common word?

abduce is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.