INDUCE


Meaning of INDUCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈdüs, -ˈdyüs ]

transitive verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.