induce : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: induce	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
induce v cause to arise; "induce a crisis" [syn: induce, {bring on}] 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" Synonym(s): induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" Synonym(s): induce, stimulate, rush, hasten reason or establish by induction produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes Synonym(s): induce, induct
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Induce \In*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Induced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inducing}.] [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Induct}.] 1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.] The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. --Pope.