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1. (v.t.) induce
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
Induce him to stay.
2. induce
to bring about or cause:
It induces sleep.
3. induce
to produce (an electric current) by induction.
4. induce
Logic. to assert or establish (a proposition about a class) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.
5. induce
Genetics. to increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system.
6. induce
Biochem. to stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, esp. an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L indūcere to lead or bring in, introduce =in-in-2+dūcere to lead)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) induce, bring on
cause to arise
"induce a crisis"
2. (verb) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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"
3. (verb) induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
4. (verb) induce
reason or establish by induction
5. (verb) induce, induct
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) induce
to lead in; to introduce
2. (verb) induce
to draw on; to overspread
3. (verb) induce
to lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence
4. (verb) induce
to bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure
5. (verb) induce
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. (verb) induce
to generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce
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