Induce
Induce verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.
Usage example: finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police
Reason and induce are semantically related in deduce topic. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a verb "Induce".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They induce a powerful instinctive feeling of dread in Witches, though the reason is unknown.
Source: Eldritch Abomination - Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Subverted when it's revealed that the reason for Riza's abduction is to try to induce Roy to go on one of these against the Ishvalans.
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Their goal is to induce traumatic experiences in the inmates which mirror the reason for their imprisonment.
Source: Traumatic Superpower Awakening
Cite this Source
Reason and Induce. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/induce/reason
Induce & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/induce/reason>.
Reason or Induce. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/induce/reason.
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