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induce

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Synonyms and Antonyms of induce

1 to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
  • The medication induced labor.
Synonyms of induce

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

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
Phrases Synonymous with induce

bring forth, give rise to
Near Antonyms of induce

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

abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench
2 to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
  • finally induced the eyewitness to the crime to cooperate with the police
Synonyms of induce

argue, bring, bring around, convert, convince, gain, get, move, persuade, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)
Words Related to induce

blandish, blarney, cajole, coax, entreat, exhort, fast-talk, urge, wheedle

allure, beguile, lead on, lure, seduce, snow, tempt

brainwash, overpersuade

incline, influence, move, prompt, sell, sway

reason (with)
Near Antonyms of induce

deter, discourage, dissuade, unsell

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