induce

/ˌɪndˈus/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

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”
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

Synonyms for induce

• bring on
• stimulate
• cause
• have
• get
• make
• rush
• hasten
• induct

Words that rhyme with induce

• reduce
• loose
• use
• introduce
• excuse
• produce
• abuse
• diffuse
• goose
• sluice
• spruce
• deuce
• juice
• mousse
• noose
• obtuse
• reproduce
• caboose
• deduce
• nous
• overproduce
• prepuce
• recluse
• seduce
• abstruse
• disabuse
• disuse
• duce
• footloose
• moose