induce

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈd(j)uːs/, X-SAMPA: /In"d(j)u:s/

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• Rhymes: -uːs

Verb

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.

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     A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy.

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.

Synonyms

• (to cause): bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke

Antonyms

• (logic): deduce

Translations

to cause; persuade; force

• Asturian: inducir (ast)
• Catalan: induir (ca)
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• Dutch: opwekken (nl), veroorzaken (nl), overhalen (nl), forceren (nl)
• Finnish: aiheuttaa (fi), aikaansaada (fi), houkutella (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Galician: inducir (gl)

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• Latin: induco (la)
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• Norwegian Bokmål: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: induzir (pt)
• Russian: побуждать (ru) (pobuždátʹ), убеждать (ru) (ubuždátʹ), склонять (ru) (sklonjátʹ), заставлять (ru) (zastavljátʹ)
• Spanish: inducir (es)

Related terms

• inducement
• inducer
• inducible

• induct
• induction

Anagrams

• uniced

References

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

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Italian

Verb

induce

1. Third-person singular indicative present of indurre

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Latin

Verb

indūce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of indūcō

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indūcere, present active infinitive of indūcō, with senses based off French induire.

Verb

a induce (third-person singular present induce, past participle indus) 3rd conj.

1. to induce, incite, cause or push to do something

Synonyms

• împinge, îndemna

Conjugation

induce (third conjugation)

infinitive			a induce
gerund			inducând
past participle			indus
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	induc	induci	induce	inducem	induceți	induc
	imperfect	induceam	induceai	inducea	induceam	induceați	induceau
	simple perfect	indusei	induseși	induse	induserăm	induserăți	induseră
	pluperfect	indusesem	induseseși	indusese	induseserăm	induseserăți	induseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să induc	să induci	să inducă	să inducem	să induceți	să inducă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		indu			induceți
	negative		nu induce			nu induceți

See also

• duce

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Spanish

Verb

induce (infinitive inducir)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) 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.