different between induce vs dissuade

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.

English

Etymology

From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissu?de? (“I urge differently”, “I advise against”, “I dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + su?de? (“I recommend”, “I advise”, “I urge”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d??swe?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Verb

dissuade (third-person singular simple present dissuades, present participle dissuading, simple past and past participle dissuaded)

1. (transitive) To convince not to try or do.

   Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.

Antonyms

• persuade

Related terms

• dissuasion
• dissuasive

Translations

French

Verb

dissuade

1. first-person singular present indicative of dissuader
2. third-person singular present indicative of dissuader
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of dissuader
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of dissuader
5. second-person singular imperative of dissuader

Italian

Verb

dissuade

1. third-person singular present indicative of dissuadere

Latin

Verb

dissu?d?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dissu?de?

Portuguese

Verb

dissuade

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of dissuadir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of dissuadir