induce

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈduːs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdjuːs/ Rhymes: -uːs === Verb === induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced) (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon. Synonyms: entice, inveigle, put someone up to something (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to. Synonyms: bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite (transitive) To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman). (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction. (transitive, logic) To infer by induction. Antonym: deduce (transitive, obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce. (transitive, obsolete) To draw on, place upon. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “induce”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “induce”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === uniced == Galician == === Verb === induce inflection of inducir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Verb === induce third-person singular present indicative of indurre === Anagrams === incude == Latin == === Verb === indūce second-person singular present active imperative of indūcō == Romanian == === Alternative forms === индуче (induce) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin indūcere, with senses based off French induire. First attested in 1875. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈdu.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -ut͡ʃe Hyphenation: in‧du‧ce === Verb === a induce (third-person singular present induce, past participle indus, third-person subjunctive inducă) 3rd conjugation (transitive, literary) to induce, incite, cause or push to do something a induce în eroare ― to mislead (transitive, literary) to induce (bring about, cause) (logic) to induce (infer by induction) (transitive, physics) to induce (produce by induction) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (incite): împinge, îndemna (cause): provoca ==== Related terms ==== duce === Further reading === “induce”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Verb === induce inflection of inducir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative