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induce
verb
-
induce
,
inducing
,
induces
,
induced
to
cause
something
to
happen
or
exist
•
The
loud
music
induced
headaches
in
the
neighbors
.
The
loud
music
induced
headaches
in
the
neighbors
.
•
A
sudden
drop
in
temperature
induced
frost
on
the
windows
overnight
.
A
sudden
drop
in
temperature
induced
frost
on
the
windows
overnight
.
From
Latin
inducere
“
to
lead
in
,
bring
on
,”
from
in-
“
into
”
+
ducere
“
to
lead
.”
verb
-
induce
,
inducing
,
induces
,
induced
to
persuade
or
lead
someone
to
do
something
•
The
clever
advertisement
induced
shoppers
to
try
the
new
cereal
.
The
clever
advertisement
induced
shoppers
to
try
the
new
cereal
.
•
Peer
pressure
induced
Tom
to
dye
his
hair
bright
blue
.
Peer
pressure
induced
Tom
to
dye
his
hair
bright
blue
.
Same
Latin
origin
as
the
sense
of
causing
;
over
time
it
also
gained
the
meaning
of
leading
a
person
into
an
action
.
verb
-
induce
,
inducing
,
induces
,
induced
to
medically
start
childbirth
using
drugs
or
other
methods
•
The
doctor
decided
to
induce
labor
for
the
overdue
mother
.
The
doctor
decided
to
induce
labor
for
the
overdue
mother
.
•
Medication
induced
contractions
within
an
hour
.
Medication
induced
contractions
within
an
hour
.
Sense
developed
in
18th-century
medicine
when
doctors
began
using
interventions
to
‘
bring
on
’
labor
.
verb
-
induce
,
inducing
,
induces
,
induced
to
reach
a
general
rule
by
using
a
set
of
specific
facts
•
Using
the
pattern
,
the
student
induced
a
general
formula
.
Using
the
pattern
,
the
student
induced
a
general
formula
.
•
From
the
base
case
and
step
,
we
induced
that
the
statement
was
true
for
all
numbers
.
From
the
base
case
and
step
,
we
induced
that
the
statement
was
true
for
all
numbers
.
Adopted
in
14th-century
logic
;
later
specialized
in
mathematics
as
“
mathematical
induction
.”
