| induce | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. bring on, induce | cause to arise.; "induce a crisis" |
| ~ bring forth, generate | bring into existence.; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami" |
| v. (communication) | 2. cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | 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" |
| ~ decide | cause to decide.; "This new development finally decided me!" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| ~ bring | induce or persuade.; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" |
| ~ solicit | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination.; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" |
| ~ encourage | spur on.; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" |
| ~ let | actively cause something to happen.; "I let it be known that I was not interested" |
| ~ lead | cause to undertake a certain action.; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
| ~ instigate, prompt, inspire | serve as the inciting cause of.; "She prompted me to call my relatives" |
| ~ suborn | induce to commit perjury or give false testimony.; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (creation) | 3. hasten, induce, rush, stimulate | cause to occur rapidly.; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" |
| ~ effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. induce | reason or establish by induction. |
| ~ logical system, system of logic, logic | a system of reasoning. |
| ~ conclude, reason, reason out | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion.; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" |
| v. (creation) | 5. induce, induct | produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ give rise, bring about, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| prod | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something.; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" |
| ~ encouragement | the expression of approval and support. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. goad, prod | a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion. |
| ~ ankus | an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ gad, spur | a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward.; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" |
| v. (contact) | 3. nudge, poke at, prod | to push against gently.; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" |
| ~ jog | give a slight push to. |
| ~ elbow | shove one's elbow into another person's ribs. |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 4. egg on, incite, prod | urge on; cause to act.; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" |
| ~ goose | prod into action. |
| ~ halloo | urge on with shouts.; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" |
| ~ goad | urge with or as if with a goad. |
| v. (contact) | 5. dig, jab, poke, prod, stab | poke or thrust abruptly.; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
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