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Dictionary definition for: Induce
1. (v) cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
2. (v) 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. (v) cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
4. (v) reason or establish by induction
5. (v) produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
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