All 9 Uses of
induce
in
Persuasion
- Two material advantages of Bath over London had of course been given all their weight: its more convenient distance from Kellynch, only fifty miles, and Lady Russell's spending some part of every winter there; and to the very great satisfaction of Lady Russell, whose first views on the projected change had been for Bath, Sir Walter and Elizabeth were induced to believe that they should lose neither consequence nor enjoyment by settling there.†
Chpt 2
- "As to all that," rejoined Sir Walter coolly, "supposing I were induced to let my house, I have by no means made up my mind as to the privileges to be annexed to it.†
Chpt 3
- If Mrs Clay were a very beautiful woman, I grant you, it might be wrong to have her so much with me; not that anything in the world, I am sure, would induce my father to make a degrading match, but he might be rendered unhappy.†
Chpt 5
- Unintentionally she returned to that part of the room; he saw her, and, instantly rising, said, with studied politeness— "I beg your pardon, madam, this is your seat;" and though she immediately drew back with a decided negative, he was not to be induced to sit down again.†
Chpt 8
- He had intended, on first arriving, to proceed very soon into Shropshire, and visit the brother settled in that country, but the attractions of Uppercross induced him to put this off.†
Chpt 9
- Charles, in the meanwhile, was very decidedly declaring his resolution of calling on his aunt, now that he was so near; and very evidently, though more fearfully, trying to induce his wife to go too.†
Chpt 10
- I wish he may be induced to call here.†
Chpt 14 *
- Nobody supposes that you were his first inducement.†
Chpt 21
- Anne could just acknowledge within herself such a possibility of having been induced to marry him, as made her shudder at the idea of the misery which must have followed.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
-
(induce as in: induce symptoms) to cause something to arise or happen