induce-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Cause to arise, make a new situation occur, perhaps in a rapid manner.

Examples:
The news induced a crisis worldwide.
Cardiac pacemakers stimulate the heart to induce a heartbeat.
The infection induced a high fever and allergic reactions almost immediately.
Doctors use medicine to induce labor.

Mappings:
VerbNet: force-59
FrameNet: Causation
PropBank: induce.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Cause to do; cause to act in a certain manner.

Commentary:
NOTE: Compare to Sense 1: verb causes and action, not the creation of a situation.

Examples:
The ads induced me to buy a VCR.
The campaign induced senators to oppose the bill.

Mappings:
VerbNet: force-59
FrameNet: Causation,Talking_into
PropBank: induce.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Reason or establish by induction.

Examples:
They induce mathematically convenient and efficient sparse matrix constructs.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: Produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic properties.

Examples:
This means that an electrical current will be induced in any closed
circuit when the magnetic flux through a surface bounded by the
conductor changes.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5