Verb
induce -
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"
stimulate ,
cause ,
have ,
get ,
make
decide reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
bring bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
solicit make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
let leave unchanged; "let it be"
lead cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
instigate ,
prompt ,
inspire serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
suborn induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
compel ,
obligate ,
oblige force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
induce -
cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
bring on
bring forth ,
generate bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems" ; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" ; "The computer generated this image" ; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
induce -
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
induct
give rise ,
bring about ,
produce cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"
natural philosophy ,
physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
induce -
reason or establish by induction
reason out ,
reason ,
conclude think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
logical system ,
system of logic ,
logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
induce -
cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
stimulate ,
rush ,
hasten
effectuate ,
effect ,
set up produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"
