induce

in·duce

transitive verb \in-ˈdüs, -ˈdyüs\

in·ducedin·duc·ing

Definition of INDUCE

1

a : to move by persuasion or influence

b : to call forth or bring about by influence or stimulation

2

a : effect, cause

b : to cause the formation of

c : to produce (as an electric current) by induction

3

: to determine by induction; specifically : to infer from particulars

Examples of INDUCE

1. The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.
2. No one knows what induced him to leave.
3. Her illness was induced by overwork.
4. They will induce labor to avoid complications.

Origin of INDUCE

Middle English, from Anglo-French inducer, from Latin inducere, from in- + ducere to lead — more at tow

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INDUCE

Synonyms

beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effectuate, engender, generate, effect, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Related Words

conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine; begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote; enact, render, turn out

Near Antonyms

impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress; arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

Other Logic Terms

a posteriori, connotation, corollary, inference, mutually exclusive, paradox, postulate, syllogism

Rhymes with INDUCE

Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, Atreus, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, disuse, educe, effuse, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, Lanús, misuse, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Tereus, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose

in·duce

transitive verb \in-ˈd(y)üs\   (Medical Dictionary)

in·duced; in·duc·ing

Medical Definition of INDUCE

1

: to cause or bring about <anesthesia induced by drugs>: as a (1) : to cause the embryological formation of <the optic cup induces lens tissue in the adjacent ectoderm> (2) : to cause to form through embryonic induction <induce ectoderm to form a neural tube> b : to cause or initiate by artificial means <induced abortion> <induced labor>

2

: to produce anesthesia in <the patient was induced by a mixture of thiopental and curare>