inducir

to lead to

to induce

inducir(een-doo-seer)

transitive verb

1. (to make; used with "a")

a. to lead to

Las contradicciones del testigo indujeron a la policía a sospechar de él.

The witness's contradictions led the police to suspect him.

b. to prompt to

Su interés por la literatura latinoamericana la indujo a estudiar la obra de Saer.

Her interest in Latin American literature prompted her to study Saer's work.

c. to induce

Los resultados electorales indujeron al primer ministro a renunciar.

The election results induced the prime minister to resign.

2. (medicine)

a. to induce

Si el bebé no nace a las 40 semanas, tal vez tengamos que inducir el parto.

If the baby isn't born after 40 weeks, we may have to induce labor.

3. (physics)

a. to induce

Si se modifica la intensidad de un campo magnético, se induce una corriente eléctrica.

If the intensity of a magnetic field is modified, an electric current is induced.

4. (to conclude)

a. to induce

La lógica nos enseña que si estos hechos son ciertos, podemos inducir que otros del mismo tipo también lo serán.

Logic teaches us that if these facts are true, we can induce that other facts of the same kind will also be true.