Induce

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1. Verb

To lead in; to introduce.

2. Verb

To draw on; to overspread.

3. Verb

To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence.

4. Verb

To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure.

5. Verb

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.

6. Verb

To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.

7. Verb

cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

8. Verb

produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
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