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Meaning of 'induce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Induce [ v. t.]
- To lead in; to introduce.
- To draw on; to overspread.
- To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence.
- To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure.
- To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.
- To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.

Meaning of 'induce' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . induce [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to arise
Example in sentence:
  • induce a crisis
Meaning (2):
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Example in sentence:
  • My children finally got me to buy a computer;
  • My wife made me buy a new sofa;
  • The ads induced me to buy a VCR
Meaning (3):
- cause to occur rapidly
Example in sentence:
  • the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions

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