01 v. t. To lead in; to introduce.
imp. & p. p.
Induced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inducing
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To lead in; to introduce.[Obs.]“The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad.” — Pope.
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To draw on; to overspread.[A Latinism]
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To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to persuade; to move by persuasion or influence.“He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted.” — Paley.“Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce you to ruin your reputation.” — Dryden.
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To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure; anaphylactic shock induced by exposure to a allergen.“Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves.” — Bacon.
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To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.(Physics)
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To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.(Logic)
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To cause the expression of (a gene or gene product) by affecting a transcription control element on the genome, either by inhibiting a negative control or by activating a positive control; to derepress; as, lactose induces the production of beta-galactosidase in Eschericia coli..(Genetics, Biochemistry)