induce
English
Etymology
From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere, present active infinitive of indūcō (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + dūcō (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈduːs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdjuːs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːs
Verb
induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced)
- (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
- The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house.
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- (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
- A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy.
- His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.
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- (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- (transitive, logic) To infer by induction.
- (transitive, obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
- (transitive, obsolete) To draw on, place upon. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- (lead by persuasion or influence): entice, inveigle, put someone up to something
- (to cause): bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke
Antonyms
- (logic): deduce
Related terms
- inducement
- inducer
- inducible
- induct
- induction
Translations
to cause; persuade; force
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(physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state)
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References
- induce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “induce”, in OED Online
Anagrams
- uniced
Italian
Verb
induce
- Third-person singular indicative present of indurre
Latin
Verb
indūce
- second-person singular present active imperative of indūcō
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indūcere, present active infinitive of indūcō, with senses based off French induire.
Verb
a induce (third-person singular present induce, past participle indus) 3rd conj.
- to induce, incite, cause or push to do something
Conjugation
conjugation of induce (third conjugation, past participle in -s)
| infinitive | a induce | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | inducând | ||||||
| past participle | indus | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | induc | induci | induce | inducem | induceți | induc | |
| imperfect | induceam | induceai | inducea | induceam | induceați | induceau | |
| simple perfect | indusei | induseși | induse | induserăm | induserăți | induseră | |
| pluperfect | indusesem | induseseși | indusese | induseserăm | induseserăți | induseseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să induc | să induci | să inducă | să inducem | să induceți | să inducă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | indu | induceți | |||||
| negative | nu induce | nu induceți | |||||
Synonyms
- împinge, îndemna
Related terms
- duce
Spanish
Verb
induce
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of inducir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of inducir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of inducir.