to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind

to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.

to bring about, produce, or cause

That medicine will induce sleep.

Physics . to produce (an electric current) by induction.

Logic . to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.

Genetics . to increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system; derepress.

Biochemistry . to stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, esp. an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.

verb

discourage , halt , hinder , prevent

verb

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