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INDUCE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reason or establish by induction

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "induce" is one way to...):

conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)

Domain category:

logic; logical system; system of logic (a system of reasoning)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

induction (reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Example:

My wife made me buy a new sofa

Synonyms:

cause; get; have; induce; make; stimulate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "induce"):

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They induce him to write the letter

Derivation:

inducement (a positive motivational influence)

inducer (someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on)

inducing (act of bringing about a desired result)

inducive (inducing or influencing; leading on)

induction (an act that sets in motion some course of events)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cause to arise

Example:

induce a crisis

Synonyms:

bring on; induce

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "induce" is one way to...):

bring forth; generate (bring into existence)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

inducement; inducing (act of bringing about a desired result)

inducive (inducing or influencing; leading on)

induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cause to occur rapidly

Example:

the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions

Synonyms:

hasten; induce; rush; stimulate

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "induce" is one way to...):

effect; effectuate; set up (produce)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

inducing (act of bringing about a desired result)

induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))

Sense 5

Meaning:

Produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

Synonyms:

induce; induct

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "induce" is one way to...):

bring about; give rise; produce (cause to happen, occur or exist)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

induction (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)

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 Context examples: 

Ad5CMV-p53 induces tumor cells that have been transfected with the vector to produce wild-type p53, a tumor suppressor gene that is deleted or mutated in a significant number of cancers.

(Ad5CMV-p53 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

However, the exact mechanism of acadesine-induced apoptosis is unknown.

(Acadesine, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug also prevents histamine-induced pain and itching of the skin and mucous membranes.

(Acrivastine, NCI Thesaurus)

Reduced bicarbonate level in circulation induces reduction of intraocular pressure via osmotic mechanism.

(Acetazolamide Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The nuclear receptor CAR is activated by many different exogenous compounds, including acetaminophen, inducing expression of three cytochrome P450 enzymes that transform acetaminophen into NAPQI, a reactive and toxic metabolite.

(Acetaminophen Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Inhibition of ACE results in a reduction in angiotensin II and angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion, causing vasodilation and natriuresis.

(ACE inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

Activation by Wave-1, another member of the WASP family, also induces actin alterations in response to Rac1 signals upstream.

(Actin Branching Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The application of non-invasive finger pressure along energy points throughout the body in order to relieve pain and induce a feeling of well-being.

(Acupressure Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

At all events you will come back: you will not be induced under any pretext to take up a permanent residence with her?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

You can put it right out of your head now, at once, said Summerlee with decision, nothing on earth would induce me to commit such a folly.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)