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Meaning of induce

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  induce
      v 1: cause to arise; "induce a crisis" [syn: {induce}, {bring
           on}]
      2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "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" [syn: {induce},
         {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}]
      3: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
         fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate},
         {rush}, {hasten}]
      4: reason or establish by induction
      5: produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic
         processes [syn: {induce}, {induct}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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