induce definition

1. cause to arise
• examples: induce a crisis
2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
• examples: The ads induced me to buy a VCR
• examples: My children finally got me to buy a computer
• examples: My wife made me buy a new sofa
3. cause to occur rapidly
• examples: the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
4. reason or establish by induction
5. produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes