induce

Verb

1. To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
   • The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs....

   Synonyms: entice inveigle put someone up to something

2. To cause, bring about, lead to.
   • 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. - 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job”...

   Synonyms: bring about instigate prompt stimulate trigger provoke abet actuate goose light a fire under send sting cheer draw drive encourage egg on engender evoke excite foment goad grill ignite

3. To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
   • By the time of my third, five months ago, I was a right bossy cow about what I wanted because I knew the drill. For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going...
4. To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
   • The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere. Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights...
5. To infer by induction.

   Antonyms: deduce

6. To lead in, bring in, introduce.
7. To draw on, place upon.