induce
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[edit] Etymology
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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to induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced)
- (transitive) to lead by persuasion or influence; incite
- (transitive) to cause, bring about, lead to
- his meditation induced a compromise
- opium induces sleep
- (physics) to cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction
- (transitive, logic) to infer by induction.
- (transitive, obsolete) to lead in, bring in, introduce
- (transitive, obsolete) to draw on, place upon
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- (logic): deduce
[edit] Translations
to cause; persuade; force
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- Anagrams of cdeinu
- uniced
[edit] References
- induce in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “induce” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.
[edit] Italian
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induce
- Third-person singular indicative present of of indurre.
[edit] Spanish
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induce (infinitive: inducir)
- informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of inducir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of inducir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of inducir.
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