induce  

Thesaurus for induce

• verb
  • synonyms
    • bring on, stimulate, cause, have, get, make, rush, hasten, induct, bring about, bring forth, conclude, effect, effectuate, generate, give rise, produce, reason, reason out, set up  

Pronunciation of induce: IH0 N D UW1 S (ɪn'dus)

Number of syllables of induce: 2

Definition of induce

• (v): reason or establish by induction  
• (v): cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"  
• (v): cause to arise; "induce a crisis"  
• (v): cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"  
• (v): produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes  

Examples of induce

• The specificity of the comment may induce more readers to contribute.  
• The gyrating spins then induce a periodic current in a detector coil.  
• Deathbed attempts to induce him to return them were unavailing.  
• The triggering causes induce the movement of the mass.  
• The compressive and tensile forces induce stresses on the beam.  
• The viral proteins induce the formation of neutralizing antibodies.  
• It can induce spasm of the coronary arteries.  
• The large forest reserves favorably affect the climate and induce rains.  
• One is to induce a standing shockwave in the ablation cloud.  
• She tried to induce him into buying her something.