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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Induce \In*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Induced}; p. pr & vb
n. {Inducing}.] [L. inducere, inductum pref. in- in + ducere
to lead. See {Duke}, and cf {Induct}.]
1. To lead in to introduce. [Obs.]
The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the
first Iliad. --Pope.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
inducing
n : act of bringing about a desired result: "inducement of
sleep" [syn: {inducement}]
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