INDUCE

induce

(verb) reason or establish by induction

induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

(verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; “The ads induced me to buy a VCR”; “My children finally got me to buy a computer”; “My wife made me buy a new sofa”

induce, bring on

(verb) cause to arise; “induce a crisis”

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

(verb) cause to occur rapidly; “the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions”

induce, induct

(verb) produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced)

(transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.

(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.

(physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.

(transitive, logic) To infer by induction.

(transitive, obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.

(transitive, obsolete) To draw on, place upon.

Synonyms

• (lead by persuasion or influence): entice, inveigle, put someone up to something

• (to cause): bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke

Antonyms

• (logic): deduce

Anagrams

• uniced

Source: Wiktionary

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In*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Induced; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducing.] Etym: [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Induct.]

1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.] The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. Pope.

2. To draw on; to overspread. [A Latinism] Cowper.

3. To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence. Shak. He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted. Paley. Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce you to ruin your reputation. Dryden.

4. To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure. Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves. Bacon.

5. (Physics)

Definition: To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.

6. (Logic)

Definition: To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.

Syn.

– To move; instigate; urge; impel; incite; press; influence; actuate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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