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induce
- /ɪnˈduːs/ US
- /ɪnˈdjuːs/ UK
Rhymes with -uːs
Where it comes from
From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + dūcō (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.
verb induces · inducing · induced
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To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious ho
Similar: entice, inveigle, put someone up to something
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To cause, bring about, lead to.
His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.
Similar: bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send
- To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman). By the time of my third, five months ago, I was a right bossy cow about what I wanted because I knew the drill. For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream.
- To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction. The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere. Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disru
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To infer by induction.
Opposite: deduce
- To lead in, bring in, introduce.
- To draw on, place upon.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bring on, get, have, make, cause, stimulate, hasten, rush, influence, persuade, convince, incentivize, elicit, evoke, introduce, enable
Translations
Every language
verb to cause; persuade; force
| Español | inducir |
|---|---|
| Português | induzir |
| Français | induire |
| Deutsch | dazu bringen, anstacheln |
| Italiano | persuadere, incitare |
| Русский | побужда́ть pobuždátʹ, убежда́ть ubeždátʹ, склоня́ть sklonjátʹ, заставля́ть zastavljátʹ |
| العربية | حَرَّض ḥarraḍ, حَثَّ ḥaṯṯa |
verb to cause, bring about, lead to
| Español | inducir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | bewirken, verursachen, hervorrufen, führen zu |
| Italiano | indurre, provocare |
verb (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state)
| Español | inducir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | induzieren |
| Italiano | indurre |
| العربية | حَرَّضَ ḥarraḍa |
Talk about this word "induce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/induce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. induce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/induce "induce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/induce.Cite this
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