Overview of noun inducing

The noun inducing has 1 sense

• inducement, inducing -- (act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep")

Overview of verb induce

The verb induce has 5 senses

• induce, bring on -- (cause to arise; "induce a crisis")


• induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make -- (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "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")


• induce, stimulate, rush, hasten -- (cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions")


• induce -- (reason or establish by induction)


• induce, induct -- (produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes)