Synonyms:
induce, bring_on
Meaning: cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
Synonyms:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
Meaning: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
Synonyms:
induce
Meaning: reason or establish by induction
Usage examples
Nothing could induce him to stay out, however, so we walked on.
At the first attempt to induce the magnetic somnolency, the mesmerist entirely failed.
But he had received a good lesson and never after that could the old piper induce him to steal.
"I suppose he hoped I would think his altered looks might induce me to overlook any lack of resemblance to Bernard."
They hope, by securing to Evelina the fortune of her father, to induce Madame Duval to settle her own upon themselves.
If real ducks be used as decoy-birds, the males should be tied in one place and the females in another, to induce them to quack.
If Archie could induce Lady Ongar to marry him, he would not be called upon any longer to ring the bells and look after the stable.
It was some time before I could induce my poor companions to believe that this sad reverse in our prospects had actually taken place.
"Excuse me," Sergey Ivanovitch interposed with a smile, "self-interest did not induce us to work for the emancipation of the serfs, but we did work for it."
There was an hour during which he could continue to exercise his eloquence upon his niece, and endeavour to induce her to authorise him to contradict her own letter.