Induce and Need

Induce

Induce verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Need and induce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a verb "Induce".

Nearby Words: inducement, induction, inducing

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Induce and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Induce" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

love	induce love	need love
ability	induce ability	need ability
people	induce people	need people
kind	induce kind	need kind
Other words: time, magic, sleep, powers.

Ironically, shocks from mains power like this are usually a good way to induce the conditions that need defibrillation, and therefore a horrible idea.

Source: Magical Defibrillator
It's possible it was originally meant to heal even more HP, or even induce the Fury status on Bowser without the need of taking damage.

Source: Video Game / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
To qualify a villain for Vile Villain, Saccharine Show status, in order to induce the Mood Whiplash needed, they need to be at this evil or below.

Source: Sliding Scale of Antagonist Vileness

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