induce

v. cause, bring about, set in motion; influence, persuade, impel; infer, deduce, derive a general proposition from certain facts; produce by means of induction (Physics)

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Verb
1. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
(synonym) bring on
(hypernym) generate, bring forth
(derivation) inducement, inducing
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"
(synonym) stimulate, cause, have, get, make
(hyponym) decide
(derivation) incentive, inducement, motivator
3. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
(synonym) stimulate, rush, hasten
(hypernym) effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
(derivation) induction
4. reason or establish by induction
(hypernym) reason, reason out, conclude
(derivation) generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning
(classification) logic, logical system, system of logic
5. produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
(synonym) induct
(hypernym) produce, bring about, give rise
(derivation) induction
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy

v. induce, persuade, coax; cause, bring, bring about

v. induce; bring; lead; abet; incline