induce

/ˌɪnˈduːs/in-DOOS

/ˌɪnˈdus/in-DOOS

Meaningto lead in

Common meaning: to lead someone into an action, or cause a result

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
ducto lead or draw alongLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 615 · scan

‘in, into’ + ‘to lead or draw along’ → induce

Journey through time

Latindūcō, dūxī, ductum‘to lead or draw along’
Englishinduce‘to lead someone into an action, or cause a result’ · today

in- also in: incest incite infamy infant infirm

duc also in: deduce conduct educate produce aqueduct

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dūcō ‘to lead or draw along’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dūcō, p. 615 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry EDUCATE, p. 185 · dictionary scan

Roots

dūcō, dūxī, ductum Latin “to lead or draw along”

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