induce
/ɪnˈdjuːs//ɪnˈduːs/
verb
- 1
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
- 2
To cause, bring about, lead to.
“His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.”
- 3
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- 4
To infer by induction.
- 5
To lead in, bring in, introduce.
- 6
To draw on, place upon.
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