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®

inducing
     n : act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of
         sleep" [syn: {inducement}]