induce

tr.v., -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.

1. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion. See synonyms at persuade.
2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause: a drug used to induce labor.
3. To infer by inductive reasoning.
4. Physics.
   1. To produce (an electric current or a magnetic charge) by induction.
   2. To produce (radioactivity, for example) artificially by bombardment of a substance with neutrons, gamma rays, and other particles.
5. Biochemistry. To initiate or increase the production of (an enzyme or other protein) at the level of genetic transcription.
6. Genetics. To cause an increase in the transcription of the RNA of (a gene).

[Middle English inducen, from Old French inducer, from Latin indūcere : in-, in; see in-² + dūcere, to lead.]

inducible in·duc'i·ble adj.

verb

1. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way: argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring topasseffect, give rise to. See start/end.

v

Definition: cause to happen; encourage
Antonyms: discourage, halt, hinder, prevent

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adj

Artificially caused to occur.

IN BRIEF: Cause to do; Cause to arise; Cause to occur rapidly.

The faintest waft is sometimes enough to induce feelings of hunger or anticipation, or to transport you back through time and space to a long-forgotten moment in your childhood. — Stephen Lacey, Source: Scent in Your Garden, 1991

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - inducere, medføre, bevirke, forårsage, aflede, fremkalde

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewegen tot, teweegbrengen, veroorzaken

Français (French)
v. tr. - persuader, inciter, provoquer, (Méd) provoquer (un accouchement), (Élec, Philos) induire

Deutsch (German)
v. - verursachen, herbeiführen, induzieren, auslösen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρακινώ, παρασύρω, επιφέρω, προξενώ, πείθω

Italiano (Italian)
indurre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - induzir

Русский (Russian)
побуждать, причинять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - causar, inducir, mover, llevar , instigar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förmå, förorsaka, locka, inducera (elektr. el. filos.), sluta sig till

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
劝诱, 导致, 促使

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 勸誘, 導致, 促使

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 권유하다, 야기하다, 귀납하다, 유도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 勧誘する, 説いて…させる, 引き起こす, 起こす, 帰納する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغري, يبحث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השרה (זרם), גרם, המריץ, פיתה, השפיע, זירז לידה, הסיק‬

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