v.
Pronunciation: in- ' düs, - ' dyüs
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: in · duced ; in · duc · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French inducer, from Latin inducere, from in- + ducere to lead ― more at TOW
Date: 14th century
1 a : to move by persuasion or influence b : to call forth or bring about by influence or stimulation
2 a : EFFECT , CAUSE b : to cause the formation of c : to produce (as an electric current) by induction
3 : to determine by induction specifically : to infer from particulars