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Induce
ɪnˈdjuːs
Induce definitions
verb
induce
induced
induces
inducing
- succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something
"the pickets induced many workers to stay away"
- bring about or give rise to
"none of these measures induced a change of policy"
bring about bring on cause be the cause of produce effect create give rise to generate originate instigate engender occasion set in motion develop lead to result in have as a consequence have as a result trigger off spark off whip up stir up kindle arouse rouse foster promote encourage- produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction
"the current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet"
- cause (radioactivity) by bombardment with radiation
- initiate or enhance (a biochemical process, especially the synthesis of an enzyme)
- bring on (the birth of a baby) artificially, typically by the use of drugs
"she was 11 days overdue when labour was induced"
- bring on childbirth in (a pregnant woman) artificially, typically by the use of drugs
"Carol was induced just four days before her baby's due date"
- derive by inductive reasoning
"from the experimental evidence, one infers or induces the hypothesis"