different between fascinate vs induce

English

Etymology

From Latin fascin?tus, perfect passive participle of fascin? (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæs?ne?t/

Verb

fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)

1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.

2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

Derived terms

• fascinating

Related terms

• fascination

Translations

Italian

Noun

fascinate f

1. plural of fascinata

Latin

Verb

fascin?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fascin?

English

Etymology

From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin ind?cere, present active infinitive of ind?c? (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + d?c? (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?du?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?dju?s/
• Rhymes: -u?s

Verb

induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced)

1. (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
2. (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
3. (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
4. (transitive, logic) To infer by induction.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To draw on, place upon. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (lead by persuasion or influence): entice, inveigle, put someone up to something
• (to cause): bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke

Antonyms

• (logic): deduce

Related terms

Translations

References

• induce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “induce”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

Anagrams

• uniced

Italian

Verb

induce

1. third-person singular indicative present of indurre

Latin

Verb

ind?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ind?c?

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ind?cere, present active infinitive of ind?c?, with senses based off French induire.

Verb

a induce (third-person singular present induce, past participle indus) 3rd conj.

1. to induce, incite, cause or push to do something

Conjugation

Synonyms

• împinge, îndemna

Related terms

• duce

Spanish

Verb

induce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of inducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of inducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of inducir.