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| in·duce [ in dss, in dyss ] (past and past participle in·duced, present participle in·duc·ing, 3rd person present singular in·duc·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. persuade somebody to do something: to persuade or influence somebody to do or think something
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2. produce mental or physical state: to bring about a thought, feeling, or physical condition
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3. hasten birth of baby: to make the process of labor or the birth of a baby start by a medical intervention, usually by administering a drug, before it happens naturally
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4. reason from observation: to make a statement based on the observation of facts
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5. produce something by induction: to produce an electric current or a magnetic field by induction
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| [14th century. < Latin inducere "lead into, persuade" < ducere "to lead"] |
