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Word entry · 6 letters

induce

Best crossword clue

"Cause to happen"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈduːs/Part of speech verbSorted cdeinuStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. reason or establish by induction

Word origin

From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + dūcō (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.

Used in a sentence

  • His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.
  • A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy.

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