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Verb
/inˈd(y)o͞os/,
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inducing, present participle; induces, 3rd person singular present; induced, past tense; induced, past participle;
  1. Succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something
    • - the pickets induced many workers to stay away
  2. Bring about or give rise to
    • - none of these measures induced a change of policy
  3. Produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction

  4. Cause (radioactivity) by bombardment with radiation

  5. Bring on (childbirth or abortion) artificially, typically by the use of drugs

  6. Bring on childbirth in (a pregnant woman) in this way

  7. Bring on the birth of (a baby) in this way

  8. Derive by inductive reasoning

  1. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
  2. 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"
  3. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
  4. reason or establish by induction
  5. produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
  6. (induced) brought about or caused; not spontaneous; "a case of steroid-induced weakness"
  7. The inducement rule is a test a United States court can use to determine whether liability for copyright infringement committed by third parties could be assigned to the distributor of the device used to commit infringement.
  8. (∈-induction) In mathematics, -induction (epsilon-induction) is a variant of transfinite induction, which can be used in set theory to prove that all sets satisfy a given property P[x]. ...
  9. (Induction (biology)) Induction, in biology, refers to the initiation or cause of a change or process, such as the production of a specific morphogenetic effect in the developing embryo.
  10. (Induction (birth)) Labour induction is a method of artificially or prematurely stimulating childbirth in a woman.
  11. (Induction (Death Note episode)) The Japanese animation television series Death Note, is based on the manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ...
  12. (Induction (electricity)) Faraday's law of induction is a basic law of electromagnetism relating to the operating principles of transformers, inductors, and many types of electrical motors and generators.
  13. to lead by persuasion or influence; incite; to cause, bring about, lead to; to cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction; to infer by induction; to lead in, bring in, introduce; to draw on, place upon
  14. (induction) the act of inducting; a formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service; the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field; the derivation of general principles from specific instances; A general proof of a theorem by first ...
  15. (Induced) Medical termination of pregnancy.
  16. (induces) By our denial of our true Identity as Sons of God, we become insane egos which induce weird thoughts which mock creation and God. The ego always induces a sense of fear, guilt, weakness, sin, separation and despair. ...
  17. (Induction) The switching of cells between pathways under the influence of an adjacent group of cells. It is possible to generate several different cells through a series of inductions between a limited number of cell types. ...
  18. (induction) a method of reasoning in which one proceeds by generalization from a series of specific observations so as to derive general conclusions (cf. deduction).
  19. (Induction, (B)) The magnetic flux per unit area of a section normal to the direction of flux. Measured in Gauss, in the C.G.S. system of units.
  20. (Induction) The ceremony in which an individual begins to become a new member of a Greek organization.
  21. (induction) A ceremony recognizing new Cub Scouts joining the pack. Bobcat recognition.
  22. (induction) A cooking method that is faster and more energy-efficient than a traditional cooktop, but requires the use of a ferromagnetic pot (look for "ferrous cookware"). The cooktop itself is flameless, not hot to the touch and will not burn skin; Only the pot is heated.
  23. (induction) in logic, arriving at a general conclusion by looking at par­ticular instances.
  24. (Induction) A means of artificially starting labor, usually by administering oxytocin or by breaking the bag of waters
  25. (induction) Deriving general principles from particular facts or instances.