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   induce

   /ɪnˈdjuːs/

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   • 1. succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something: "the pickets induced many workers to stay away" Similar persuadeconvinceprevail upongetmakepromptmoveinspireinstigateinfluenceexert influence onpressurgeinciteencourageimpelactuatemotivatecoax intowheedle intocajole intotalk intoprod intoprocureinformal:twist someone's armOpposite dissuade
   • 2. bring about or give rise to: "none of these measures induced a change of policy" Similar bring aboutbring oncausebe the cause ofproduceeffectcreategive rise togenerateoriginateinstigateengenderoccasionset in motiondeveloplead toresult inhave as a consequencehave as a resulttrigger offspark offwhip upstir upkindlearouserousefosterpromoteencourageliterary:begetenkindlerare:effectuateOpposite prevent
   • ▪ produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction: "the current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet"
   • ▪ cause (radioactivity) by bombardment with radiation.
   • ▪ initiate or enhance (a biochemical process, especially the synthesis of an enzyme).
   • 3. bring on (the birth of a baby) artificially, typically by the use of drugs: "she was 11 days overdue when labour was induced"
   • ▪ bring on childbirth in (a pregnant woman) artificially, typically by the use of drugs: "Carol was induced just four days before her baby's due date"
   • 4. derive by inductive reasoning: "from the experimental evidence, one infers or induces the hypothesis"

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as enduce): from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’, or from French enduire. Compare with endue.

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   Synonyms for INDUCE: cause, create, generate, bring, prompt, produce, do, yield; Antonyms of INDUCE: restrict, impede, limit, suppress, stifle, quash, subdue, repress.

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to induce. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of induce. My arguments induced him to vote for the bill. Synonyms. coax. persuade. influence. prompt. dispose. incline. impel. spur. prevail upon. bring round. encourage. get. sway. win over. prevail on. Antonyms.

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   Synonyms for INDUCED: caused, brought, created, generated, prompted, produced, spawned, wrought; Antonyms of INDUCED: restricted, limited, impeded, suppressed, controlled, inhibited, crushed, repressed

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   Synonyms for INDUCE in English: cause, produce, create, begin, effect, lead to, occasion, generate, provoke, motivate, ….

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   Synonyms for INDUCES: creates, causes, generates, brings, prompts, produces, does, spawns; Antonyms of INDUCES: restricts, impedes, limits, suppresses, inhibits, represses, stifles, dampens.

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    Synonyms for induce in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for induce. 72 synonyms for induce: cause, produce, create, begin, effect, lead to, occasion, generate, provoke, motivate, set off, bring about, give rise to, precipitate.

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    Synonyms: persuade, convince, sway, seduce, lure, urge, get sb to do sth, talk sb into sth, spur, motivate, move, influence, inspire, cajole, coax. Sense: Verb: cause. Synonyms: cause, produce, bring about, bring on, give rise to, lead to, set off, instigate, prompt, incite, stimulate, beget, invoke, generate. Is something important missing?