induce
[ in-doos, -dyoos ]
/ ɪnˈdus, -ˈdyus /
verb (used with object), in·duced, in·duc·ing.
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
to bring about, produce, or cause: That medicine will induce sleep.
Physics.
to produce (an electric current) by induction.
Logic.
to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.
Genetics.
to increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system; derepress.
Biochemistry.
to stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, especially an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.
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British Dictionary definitions for induce
induce
/ (ɪnˈdjuːs) /
verb (tr)
(often foll by an infinitive)
to persuade or use influence on
to cause or bring about
med
to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions
logic obsolete
to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction
to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction
to transmit (magnetism) by induction
Derived forms of induce
inducer, noun inducible, adjectiveWord Origin for induce
C14: from Latin
indūcere to lead in, from
dūcere to lead
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induce
[ ĭn-dōōs′ ]
v.
To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of something, such as labor.
To initiate or increase the production of an enzyme or other protein at the level of genetic transcription.
To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction.