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induce
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)
- (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
- (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- (transitive, logic) To infer by induction.
- (transitive, obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
- (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
- third-person singular indicative present of indurre
Latin
Verb
ind?ce
- 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.
- to induce, incite, cause or push to do something
Conjugation
Synonyms
- împinge, îndemna
Related terms
- duce
Spanish
Verb
induce
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of inducir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of inducir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of inducir.
induce From the web:
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- what induces period
- what induces labor naturally
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- what induces ovulation
- what induces apoptosis
- what induces mutations
propel
English
Etymology
Historically (late Middle English) meant "expel, drive out". Borrowed from Latin propell?, from pro- (“forward”) and pell? (“I push, I move”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /p???p?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Verb
propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled)
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- (transitive, figuratively) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 265e.
- I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 265e.
Synonyms
- (either): drive, push
Antonyms
- (either): stay, halt, stop
- (cause to move): rest
Derived terms
- propeller
Related terms
- propulsion
Translations
Anagrams
- lopper
Danish
Alternative forms
- (rare) propeller
Etymology
From English propeller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prop?l/, [p???o?p?l?]
Noun
propel c (singular definite propellen, plural indefinite propeller)
- propeller (mechanical device used to propel)
Inflection
See also
- propel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
propel From the web:
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- what propels a rocket
- what propeller came on my boat
- what propels light
- what propeller do i need
- what propels a rocket upward
- what propels a helicopter forward
- what propels the space station
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