Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

induce
     v 1: cause to arise; "induce a crisis" [syn: {bring on}]
     2: 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" [syn: {stimulate},
         {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}]
     3: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
        fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {stimulate}, {rush}, {hasten}]
     4: reason or establish by induction
     5:  produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic
        processes [syn: {induct}]