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Definition of: induce
(in·d
s′, -dys′) v.t. ·duced, ·duc·ing
1. To lead on to a specific action, belief, etc., by persuasion or influence; prevail on.
2. To bring on; produce; cause: a sickness induced by fatigue.
3. Physics To produce, as by exposure to electric, magnetic, or radioactive influences.
4. To reach as a conclusion by an inductive process of reasoning.
5. Obs. To lead in; introduce. [<L inducere introduce <in- in + ducere lead]
—in·duc′er noun
—in·duc′i·ble adjective
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