what does induce mean?
INDUCE as VERB
- Meaning
- reason or establish by induction
Hypernyms(s) induce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to do
- cause to act in a specified manner
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- 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
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Hypernyms(s) induce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Hypernyms(s) induce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
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Hypernyms(s) induce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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