"induce" meaning in English

See induce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈduːs/ [US], /ɪnˈdjuːs/ [UK] Audio: en-us-induce.ogg [US] Forms: induce [canonical], induces [third-person, singular], induced [past], induced [past, participle], inducing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|induc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you induce something, you make it happen.
    Sense id: simple-induce-en-verb-PCHKMplE
     
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