English → Latin
“induce” in Latin
incitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increaseet cēteraet cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar importōto bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import; to introduce; to bring about, causeīnferōto carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert; to bring forward, introduce,afferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,
The English word induce itself goes back to Latin dūcō, through indūcō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
induce
Persuade, move, etc., adducere ad aliquid (often with the gerund; also with ut; to lead to): inducere ad aliquid (often with gerund; also with ut; mostly to something bad or hurtful): persuadere alicui, ut, etc. (to persuade him): commovere aliquem ad aliquid (to move him to it): incitare or concitare aliquem ad aliquid (to excite him to it): auctorem esse, ut; impellere aliquem, ut, etc. (to urge him, etc.). You induce me to agree with you, adducis me, ut tibi assentiar (Cic.): to be induced to do anything by the prospect of gain, induci aliquo emolumento ad agendum aliquid: not to be easily induced to believe, non facile adduci ad credendum. I shall not be induced to believe this, hoc quidem non adducar, ut credam.
Introduce, cause, importare: inferre; sometimes facere, afferre, commovere (e.g., dolorem).
Introduce in a dialogue, play, etc. (“he induced his personages,” etc. Pope), inducere (e.g., Epicurus... deos induxit perlucidos et perflabiles, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for induce?
- The usual Latin words for “induce” are incitō, et cētera, importō; also īnferō, afferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.