induce

[in-doos, -dyoos]

verb (used with object), in·duced, in·duc·ing.

to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.

to bring about, produce, or cause: That medicine will induce sleep.

Physics. to produce (an electric current) by induction.

Logic. to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.

Genetics. to increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system; derepress.

Biochemistry. to stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, especially an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.

Origin of induce

1325–75; Middle English < Latin indūcere to lead or bring in, introduce, equivalent to in- in-² + dūcere to lead; cf. adduce, deduce, reduce

Related formsin·duc·i·ble, adjectivenon·in·duced, adjectivenon·in·duc·i·ble, adjectivepre·in·duce, verb (used with object), pre·in·duced, pre·in·duc·ing.qua·si-in·duced, adjectivere·in·duce, verb (used with object), re·in·duced, re·in·duc·ing.un·in·duced, adjectiveun·in·duc·i·ble, adjective

Can be confusedadduce deduce induce

Synonyms for induce

1. actuate, prompt, incite, urge, spur. See persuade.

Antonyms for induce

1. dissuade.

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Related Words for induces

urge, activate, prompt, coax, engender, breed, promote, motivate, produce, persuade, convince, cause, generate, abet, move, actuate, bulldoze, make, cajole, sway

Examples from the Web for induces

Contemporary Examples of induces

At the extreme in this genre is ECT, or shock therapy, which induces seizures—and is typically used as a last resort.
Can This Gadget Cure Depression?
Casey Schwartz
November 30, 2010

Historical Examples of induces

And, between ourselves, it is that which induces me to doubt sometimes the truth of my opinions.
Lavengro
George Borrow
What induces the Utopian child to work is, in brief, delight in his work.
What Is and What Might Be
Edmond Holmes
By their stimulus, which induces the absorbent vessels to imbibe them.
Zoonomia, Vol. II
Erasmus Darwin
If its stimulus be greater, it then induces pain at the neck of the bladder.
Zoonomia, Vol. II
Erasmus Darwin
Water80 not only flushes the system but it induces perspiration.
The Art of Stage Dancing
Ned Wayburn

British Dictionary definitions for induces

induce

verb (tr)

(often foll by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on

to cause or bring about

med to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions

logic obsolete to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction

to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction

to transmit (magnetism) by induction

Derived Formsinducer, nouninducible, adjective

Word Origin for induce

C14: from Latin indūcere to lead in, from dūcere to lead

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Word Origin and History for induces

induce

late 14c., "to lead by persuasions or other influences," from Latin inducere "lead into, bring in, introduce, conduct, persuade," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "to bring about," of concrete situations, etc., is from early 15c.; sense of "to infer by reasoning" is from 1560s. Electro-magnetic sense first recorded 1777. Related: Induced; inducing.

induces in Medicine

induce

[ĭn-dōōs′]

v.

To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of something, such as labor.

To initiate or increase the production of an enzyme or other protein at the level of genetic transcription.

To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction.