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induce

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈduːs/

The English word “induce” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
  2. To cause, bring about, lead to.
  3. To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
  4. To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
  5. To infer by induction.
  6. To lead in, bring in, introduce.
  7. To draw on, place upon.

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.

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