induce

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From Middle English enducen, from Latin indūcere (to lead in, bring in, introduce), present active infinitive of indūcō, from < in- + dūcō (to lead, conduct). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc.

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Infinitive
to induce

Third person singular
induces

Simple past
induced

Past participle
induced

Present participle
inducing

to induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced)

  1. (transitive) to lead by persuasion or influence; incite
  2. (transitive) to cause, bring about, lead to
    his meditation induced a compromise
    opium induces sleep
  3. (physics) to cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction
  4. (transitive, logic) to infer by induction.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) to lead in, bring in, introduce
  6. (transitive, obsolete) to draw on, place upon

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  • induce in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • induce” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.

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induce

  1. Third-person singular indicative present of of indurre.

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induce (infinitive: inducir)

  1. informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of inducir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of inducir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of inducir.