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Verb induce has 5 senses
- induce, bring on - cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
 
--1 is one way to generate, bring forth 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Something ----s something 
 - 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"
 
Sample sentence: 
They induce him to write the letter 
 - induce, stimulate, rush, hasten - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
 
--3 is one way to effect, effectuate, bring about, set up 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Something ----s something 
 - induce - reason or establish by induction
 
--4 is one way to reason, reason out, conclude 
Sample sentence: 
 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 
 - induce, induct - produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
 
--5 is one way to produce, bring about, give rise 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Something ----s something 
  
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