"induced" in the verb sense
1. induce, bring on
cause to arise
"induce a crisis"
2. induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
cause to do cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"
"My children finally got me to buy a computer"
"My wife made me buy a new sofa"
3. induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
4. induce
reason or establish by induction
5. induce, induct
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
"induced" in the adjective sense
1. induced
brought about or caused not spontaneous
"a case of steroid-induced weakness"
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