English Dictionary
Definition of “induce”
induce (ɪnˈdjuːs
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Definitions
verb (tr)
- (often foll by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on
- to cause or bring about
- medicine to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions
- logic obsolete to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction
- to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction
- to transmit (magnetism) by induction
Alternative Forms
inˈducer noun inˈducible adjective Word Origin
C14: from Latin indūcere to lead in, from dūcere to lead
Synonyms
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cause,
produce,
create,
begin,
effect,
lead to
occasion,
generate,
provoke,
motivate,
set off,
bring about,
give rise to,
precipitate,
incite,
instigate,
engender,
set in motion =
persuade,
encourage,
influence,
get,
move,
press,
draw,
convince,
urge,
prompt,
sway,
entice,
coax,
incite,
impel,
talk someone into prevail upon
actuate,
Usage examples
He could induce the tenants to buy him out, thus turning the building into a cooperative or a condominium.
Smith, Evelyn E, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)Perhaps suggestions alone are enough to induce the trance state in these people.
New Scientist (1998)He was convicted of giving misleading information to the sharemarket and giving false information likely to induce people to buy HIH shares.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)Oh, I can hardly even say the word now such is the panic they induce.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)Her decision was final, once someone had been turned away nothing could induce her to change her mind.
Barrett, Clive, The Gods of Asgard (1989)
