Induce

[ɪn'djuːs] or [ɪn'dus]

Definition

(verb.) reason or establish by induction.

(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'.

(verb.) cause to arise; 'induce a crisis'.

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

(verb.) produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes.

Checked by Abram--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lead in; to introduce.

(v. t.) To draw on; to overspread.

(v. t.) To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence.

(v. t.) To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.

Inputed by Clara

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Influence, impel, move, prompt, actuate, instigate, persuade, urge, incite, spur, act upon, set on, weigh with, prevail on, prevail upon.[2]. Cause, produce, effect, bring on.

Typed by Abe

Definition

v.t. to prevail on: to cause or produce in any way: (obs.) to place upon: (physics) to cause as an electric state by mere proximity of surfaces.—ns. Induce′ment that which induces or causes: incentive motive: (law) a statement of facts introducing other important facts; Induc′er.—adj. Indū′cible.—Induced current (elect.) a current set in action by the influence of the surrounding magnetic field or by the variation of an adjacent current.

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Examples

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