induce
in doohs
- v cause to arise
induce a crisis - v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
The ads induced me to buy a VCR - v cause to occur rapidly
- v reason or establish by induction
- v produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
- If Bush wins a second term, only the imminence of a major diplomatic victoryin the Middle East, for examplecould induce him to stay a short while longer.
- The levels of the hormone can be quite high and changeable, and that can induce some pretty dangerous behavior among young men.
- Once the trigger goes off, it can induce the insulin secretion that makes us think we're hungry.