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induce

verb
/ɪnˈduːs/US/ɪnˈdjuːs/UK

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from indūcō — “lead in, bring in, introduce”
  2. inherited from enducen

Definitions

  1. To lead by persuasion or influence

    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.
    • A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy.

  3. To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of…

      To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.

    2. To infer by induction.

    3. To lead in, bring in, introduce.

    4. To draw on, place upon.

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Derived

autoinduce, chondroinduce, coinduce, deinduce, enzyme-inducing medication, hyperinduce, induceable, inducee, inducive, preinduce, reinduce, self-induce, subinduce

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at induce. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at induce. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at induce

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA