induce

Meanings

Verb

cause to arise
- "induce a crisis"
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"
cause to occur rapidly
reason or establish by induction
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
To cause, bring about, lead to.
To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
To infer by induction.
To lead in, bring in, introduce.
To draw on, place upon.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + dūcō (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.

Synonyms

abet, actuate, bring about, bring on, cause, cheer, drive, egg on, encourage, engender, entice, evoke, excite, foment, get, goad, grill, hasten, have, ignite, impel, incite, induce, induct, inflame, instigate, inveigle, invoke, lash, make, motivate, motive, move, obligate, oblige, promote, prompt, provoke, push, put someone up to something, rouse, rush, send, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, sting, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, trigger, urge, whet, whip up

Antonyms

deduce

Scrabble Score: 9

induce is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
induce is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
induce is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

induce is a valid Words With Friends word