induce

Verb
  1. Cause to arise (synset 201647592)
    "induce a crisis"
    is a type of: bring forth, generate - bring into existence
    same as: bring on
  2. Cause to do;
    Cause to act in a specified manner (synset 200772482)
    "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
    subtypes:
    • decide - cause to decide
    • persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
    • bring - induce or persuade
    • solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
    • encourage - spur on
    • let - actively cause something to happen
    • lead - cause to undertake a certain action
    • inspire, instigate, prompt - serve as the inciting cause of
    • suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
    • compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something
    same as: cause, get, have, make, stimulate
  3. Cause to occur rapidly (synset 201648064)
    "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
    is a type of: effect, effectuate, set up - produce
    same as: hasten, rush, stimulate
  4. Reason or establish by induction (synset 200638103)
    referred to in: logic, logical system, system of logic - a system of reasoning
    is a type of: conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
  5. Produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes (synset 201741298)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: bring about, give rise, produce - cause to happen, occur or exist
    same as: induct

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