induce

Meaning

1. (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
2. (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
3. (transitive) To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
4. To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
5. (transitive) To infer by induction.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To draw on, place upon.

Opposite of

deduce

Synonyms

persuade

cause

influence

incite

convince

urge

entice

stimulate

lead

make

impel

lure

prompt

tempt

bring about

produce

encourage

coax

cajole

work

infer

sway

provoke

instigate

engender

do

attract

wheedle

prevail upon

gather

induct

move

motivate

affect

get

create

draw

abstract

invite

bring on

conclude

raise

ask

bring round

inflect

motive

hasten

arouse

have

generate

Translations

inducir

indurre

induzir

veranlassen

causer

provoquer

induire

veroorzaken

faire

déterminer

verursachen

provocar

induzieren

teweegbrengen

engendrer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈduːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: enducen

In summary

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.